Oddfellowship Lines Read At Concert, 1883 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEF GGGHHIIJK LLMMNONPP| We look in vain for our Past Grands | A |
| Now scattered over many lands | A |
| Now some o'er the wide world do rove | B |
| And some have joined Grand Lodge above | C |
| But ever since Father Adams' fall | D |
| We are dependent creatures all | D |
| Though man is weak yet he may join | E |
| With others strength for to combine | F |
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| The illustration it is grand | G |
| Five Oddfellows in one hand | G |
| And yet they all united stand | G |
| Each finger hath a different length | H |
| Each finger varies in its strength | H |
| Each one is weak but a firm fist | I |
| You can scarcely break or twist | I |
| 'Tis same with members of a lodge | J |
| United them you cannot budge | K |
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| Then let us linked with pleasant chain | L |
| Friendship love and truth maintain | L |
| And aid our brothers in distress | M |
| The widows and the orphans bless | M |
| Then let each lodge strive all it can | N |
| Both Oxford and Samaritan | O |
| To aid distressed brother man | N |
| Extending influence for good | P |
| And universal brotherhood | P |
James Mcintyre
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