Oxford Cheese Ode Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEFCC GGHHCC HHIJCC AAKKCC| The ancient poets ne'er did dream | A |
| That Canada was land of cream | A |
| They ne'er imagined it could flow | B |
| In this cold land of ice and snow | B |
| Where everything did solid freeze | C |
| They ne'er hoped or looked for cheese | C |
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| A few years since our Oxford farms | D |
| Were nearly robbed of all their charms | D |
| O'er cropped the weary land grew poor | E |
| And nearly barren as a moor | F |
| But now the owners live at ease | C |
| Rejoicing in their crop of cheese | C |
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| And since they justly treat the soil | G |
| Are well rewarded for their toil | G |
| The land enriched by goodly cows | H |
| Yie'ds plenty now to fill their mows | H |
| Both wheat and barley oats and peas | C |
| But still their greatest boast is cheese | C |
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| And you must careful fill your mows | H |
| With good provender for your cows | H |
| And in the winter keep them warm | I |
| Protect them safe all time from harm | J |
| For cows do dearly love their ease | C |
| Which doth insure best grade of cheese | C |
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| To us it is a glorious theme | A |
| To sing of milk and curds and cream | A |
| Were it collected it could float | K |
| On its bosom small steam boat | K |
| Cows numerous as swarm of bees | C |
| Are milked in Oxford to make cheese | C |
James Mcintyre
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