Farewell Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDEE FFGGHH IIJJ EE| Farewell Oh how hard and how sad 'tis to speak | A |
| That last word of parting forever to break | B |
| The fond ties and affection that cling round the heart | C |
| From home and from friends and from country to part | C |
| 'Though it grieves to remember 'tis vain to regret | D |
| The sad word must be spoken and memory's spell | E |
| Now steals o'er me sadly Farewell Oh farewell | E |
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| Farewell to thy green hills thy valleys and plains | F |
| My poor blighted country In exile and chains | F |
| Are the sons doomed to linger Of God who didst bring | G |
| Thy children to Zion from Egypt's proud king | G |
| We implore Thy great mercy Oh stretch forth Thy hand | H |
| And guide back her sons to their poor blighted land | H |
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| Never more thy fair face am I destined to see | I |
| E'en the savage loves home but 'tis crime to love thee | I |
| God bless thee dear Erin my loved one my own | J |
| Oh how hard 'tis these tendrils to break that have grown | J |
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| Round my heart But 'tis over and memory's spell | E |
| Now stears o'er me sadly Farewell Oh Farewell | E |
John Boyle O'reilly
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