The Fate Of An Innocent Dog Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCCB DDEFFGE HHIJJCI KKGLLGG MMNOOCN PPQRSGQ RRTUUCT VVWXXGW YYWMMGW| When Tiger left his native yard | A |
| He did not many ills regard | A |
| A fleet and harmless cur | B |
| Indeed he was a trusty dog | C |
| And did not through the pastures prog | C |
| The grazing flocks to stir poor dog | C |
| The grazing flocks to stir | B |
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| He through a field by chance was led | D |
| In quest of game not far ahead | D |
| And made one active leap | E |
| When all at once alarm'd he spied | F |
| A creature welt'ring on its side | F |
| A deadly wounded sheep alas | G |
| A deadly wounded sheep | E |
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| He there was fill'd with sudden fear | H |
| Apprized of lurking danger near | H |
| And there he left his trail | I |
| Indeed he was afraid to yelp | J |
| Nor could he grant the creature help | J |
| But wheel'd and drop'd his tail poor dog | C |
| But wheel'd and drop'd his tail | I |
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| It was his pass time pride and fun | K |
| At morn the nimble hare to run | K |
| When frost was on the grass | G |
| Returning home who should he meet | L |
| The weather's owner coming fleet | L |
| Who scorn'd to let him pass alas | G |
| Who scorn'd to let him pass | G |
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| Tiger could but his bristles raise | M |
| A surly compliment he pays | M |
| Insulted shows his wrath | N |
| Returns a just defensive growl | O |
| And does not turn aside to prowl | O |
| But onward keeps the path poor dog | C |
| But onward keeps the path | N |
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| The raging owner found the brute | P |
| But could afford it no recruit | P |
| Nor raise it up to stand | Q |
| 'Twas mangled by some other dogs | R |
| A set of detrimental rogues | S |
| Raised up at no command alas | G |
| Raised up at no command | Q |
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| Sagacious Tiger left his bogs | R |
| But bore the blame of other dogs | R |
| With powder fire and ball | T |
| They kill'd the poor unlawful game | U |
| And then came back and eat the same | U |
| But Tiger paid for all poor dog | C |
| But Tiger paid for all | T |
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| Let ev'ry harmless dog beware | V |
| Lest he be taken in the snare | V |
| And scorn such fields to roam | W |
| A creature may be fraught with grace | X |
| And suffer for the vile and base | X |
| By straggling off from home alas | G |
| By straggling off from home | W |
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| The blood of creatures oft is spilt | Y |
| Who die without a shade of guilt | Y |
| Look out or cease to roam | W |
| Whilst up and down the world he plays | M |
| For pleasure man in danger strays | M |
| Without a friend from home alas | G |
| Without a friend from home | W |
George Moses Horton
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