Antichrist, Or The Reunion Of Christendom: An Ode Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEBEB FBFBCGCGHIHB JBKBDLDLMBMB NBNBODODPBPBAre they clinging to their crosses | A |
F E Smith | B |
Where the Breton boat fleet tosses | A |
Are they Smith | B |
Do they fasting trembling bleeding | C |
Wait the news from this our city | D |
Groaning That's the Second Reading | C |
Hissing There is still Committee | D |
If the voice of Cecil falters | E |
If McKenna's point has pith | B |
Do they tremble for their altars | E |
Do they Smith | B |
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Russian peasants round their pope | F |
Huddled Smith | B |
Hear about it all I hope | F |
Don't they Smith | B |
In the mountain hamlets clothing | C |
Peaks beyond Caucasian pales | G |
Where Establishment means nothing | C |
And they never heard of Wales | G |
Do they read it all in Hansard | H |
With a crib to read it with | I |
Welsh Tithes Dr Clifford answered | H |
Really Smith | B |
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In the lands where Christians were | J |
F E Smith | B |
In the little lands laid bare | K |
Smith O Smith | B |
Where the Turkish bands are busy | D |
And the Tory name is blessed | L |
Since they hailed the Cross of Dizzy | D |
On the banners from the West | L |
Men don't think it half so hard if | M |
Islam burns their kin and kith | B |
Since a curate lives in Cardiff | M |
Saved by Smith | B |
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It would greatly I must own | N |
Soothe me Smith | B |
If you left this theme alone | N |
Holy Smith | B |
For your legal cause or civil | O |
You fight well and get your fee | D |
For your God or dream or devil | O |
You will answer not to me | D |
Talk about the pews and steeples | P |
And the cash that goes therewith | B |
But the souls of Christian peoples | P |
Chuck it Smith | B |
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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