Northumberland Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEDE FDGDDHDH DDDDDIDI DJDJDEDE| The Old and Bold | A |
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| When England sets her banner forth | B |
| And bids her armour shine | C |
| She'll not forget the famous North | B |
| The lads of moor and Tyne | C |
| And when the loving cup's in hand | D |
| And Honour leads the cry | E |
| They know not old Northumberland | D |
| Who'll pass her memory by | E |
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| When Nelson sailed for Trafalgar | F |
| With all his country's best | D |
| He held them dear as brothers are | G |
| But one beyond the rest | D |
| For when the fleet with heroes manned | D |
| To clear the decks began | H |
| The boast of old Northumberland | D |
| He sent to lead the van | H |
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| Himself by Victory's bulwarks stood | D |
| And cheered to see the sight | D |
| That noble fellow Collingwood | D |
| How bold he goes to fight | D |
| Love that the league of Ocean spanned | D |
| Heard him as face to face | I |
| What would he give Northumberland | D |
| To share our pride of place | I |
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| The flag that goes the world around | D |
| And flaps on every breeze | J |
| Has never gladdened fairer ground | D |
| Or kinder hearts than these | J |
| So when the loving cup's in hand | D |
| And Honour leads the cry | E |
| They know not old Northumberland | D |
| Who'll pass her memory by | E |
Henry John Newbolt, Sir
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