Oddfellowship In Ingersoll Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEFGG HHHHIIJJKL MMNNOGOPP| We look in vain for our past grands | A |
| Now scattered over many lands | A |
| For some o'er the wide world doth rove | B |
| And some have joined Grand Lodge above | C |
| But ever since Father Adam's fall | D |
| We are dependent creatures all | D |
| Though man is weak yet he may join | E |
| With others strength for to combine | F |
| A single rod is easily broken | G |
| Bundle is of strength the token | G |
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| The illustration it was grand | H |
| Which was given by Reverend Bland | H |
| Five Oddfellows all in one hand | H |
| And yet they all united stand | H |
| Each finger hath a different length | I |
| Each finger varies in its strength | I |
| Each one is weak but a firm fist | J |
| You can scarcely break or twist | J |
| Tis same with members of a Lodge | K |
| United them you cannot budge | L |
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| Then let us linked with friendly chain | M |
| Friendship love and truth maintain | M |
| And aid our brothers in distress | N |
| The widows and the orphans bless | N |
| Then let each Lodge strive all it can | O |
| Both Oxford and Samaritan | G |
| To aid distressed brother man | O |
| Extending influence for good | P |
| And universal brotherhood | P |
James Mcintyre
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