The Friend Of Humanity And The Knife-grinder Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCAD DEF DGHA IEJK LDI C CDCJ GDHM NDJ A ODP A| Friend of Humanity | A |
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| 'Needy Knife grinder whither are you going | B |
| Rough is the road your wheel is out of order | C |
| Bleak blows the blast your hat has got a hole in't | A |
| So have your breeches | D |
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| 'Weary Knife grinder little think the proud ones | D |
| Who in their coaches roll along the turnpike | E |
| road what hard work 'tis crying all day 'knives and | F |
| 'scissors to grind O ' | - |
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| 'Tell me Knife grinder how you came to grind knives | D |
| Did some rich man tyranically use you | G |
| Was it the squire or parson of the parish | H |
| Or the attorney | A |
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| 'Was it the squire for the killing of his game or | I |
| Covetous parson for his tithes distraining | E |
| Or roguish lawyer made you lose your little | J |
| All in a lawsuit | K |
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| ' Have you not read the Rights of Man by Tom Paine | L |
| Drops of compassion tremble on my eyelids | D |
| Ready to fall as soon as you have told your | I |
| Pitiful story ' | - |
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| Knife grinder | C |
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| 'Story God bless you I have none to tell sir | C |
| Only last night a drinking at the Chequers | D |
| This poor old hat and breeches as you see were | C |
| Torn in a scuffle | J |
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| 'Constables came up for to take me into | G |
| Custody they took me before the justice | D |
| Justice Oldmixon put me in the parish | H |
| Stocks for a vagrant | M |
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| 'I should be glad to drink your Honour's health in | N |
| A pot of beer if you will give me sixpence | D |
| But for my part I never love to meddle | J |
| With politics sir ' | - |
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| Friend of Humanity | A |
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| 'I give thee sixpence I will see thee damn'd first | O |
| Wretch whom no sense of wrongs can rouse to vengeance | D |
| Sordid unfeeling reprobate degraded | P |
| Spiritless outcast ' | - |
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| Kicks the Knife grinder overturns his wheel and exit in a transport of Republican enthusiasm and universal philanthropy | A |
George Canning
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