Lines On London Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDE FFGGHH IIIIJJ| They once in wilderness did ride | A |
| On beast with horn and shaggy hide | A |
| A savage goat or unicorn | B |
| But now parade in uniform | C |
| As gay as ancient Knight or Lord | D |
| With their grand plumes and belt and swords | E |
| - | |
| Their graceful movements at their drill | F |
| Doth all with admiration fill | F |
| And the chief glory it was won | G |
| By the encampment of London | G |
| For they at every tournament | H |
| For drill are the chief ornament | H |
| - | |
| So skillfully they sword do wield | I |
| Victorious on every field | I |
| For victory's graven on their shield | I |
| Doth make their rivals for to yield | I |
| Drill companies they out maneuver | J |
| From Newfoundland to Vancouver | J |
James Mcintyre
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