Canadian Voyageurs On The Nile Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB DDEE BBFF BBBB GAGA CCHH BBBB| The British soldiers on the Nile | A |
| With gratitude did kindly smile | A |
| On the Canadian voyageurs | B |
| Who skilfully did ply their oars | B |
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| And they invoked their benison | C |
| On boatsmen led by Denison | C |
| Neither the rapids nor the falls | B |
| Along the Nile these braves appals | B |
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| For in such toils they did partake | D |
| On each native stream and lake | D |
| Thoughts of their homes in visions throng | E |
| While singing Canadian boat song | E |
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| And they all hoped again to see | B |
| The glorious land of maple tree | B |
| From their memories they never | F |
| Forgot the land of lake and river | F |
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| While up the Nile they do advance | B |
| They dream about their own St Lawrence | B |
| And Manitoba's streams and lakes | B |
| Pleasant reflections oft awakes | B |
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| And thus each day they cheerful toil | G |
| Ascending of old Father Nile | A |
| Whose waters fertilize the soil | G |
| And is the home of crocodile | A |
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| Wolseley he had exhibition | C |
| In Red River expedition | C |
| How these voyageurs could steer | H |
| Or with the axe a roadway clear | H |
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| Those who speak the tongue of France | B |
| From the banks of the St Lawrence | B |
| At call to arms quick advance | B |
| With rifle bayonet and lance | B |
James Mcintyre
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