A Breet Prospect. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCB DDBBCCB EEFFDDF BBBBGGB| As aw passed Wit'orth chapel 'twor just five o'clock | A |
| Aw'd mi can full o' teah an a bundle o' jock | A |
| An aw thowt th' bit o' bacca aw puffed on mi way | B |
| Wor sweeter nor ivver aw'd known it that day | B |
| An th' burds sang soa sweetly | C |
| An th' sun shone soa breetly | C |
| An th' trees lukt soa green it wor th' furst day i' May | B |
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| Aw wor lazy that mornin an could'nt help thinkin | D |
| As aw'd getten booath braikfast an dinner an drinkin | D |
| An bacca an matches 'at just a odd day | B |
| For a stroll could'nt braik monny squares onnyway | B |
| But it tuk me noa little | C |
| To screw up mi mettle | C |
| For if th' wife gate to know aw'd a guess what shoo'd say | B |
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| Soa aw thowt aw'll let wark goa to pot for a bit | E |
| Its net once i'th' year 'at aw get sich a treeat | E |
| But aw'll have a day aght just bi th' way ov a change | F |
| For aw've moped i' yond miln wol aw raylee feel strange | F |
| For mi heead's full o'th' whirlin | D |
| O'th' twistin an twirlin | D |
| Mun aw'm feeard aw'st goa crackt if aw've nivver a change | F |
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| Then aw thowt o' mi wife an mi childer at hooam | B |
| An says aw aw shall loise a day's wage if aw rooam | B |
| Green fields an wild flaars wor ne'er meant for me | B |
| Aw mun tew ivvery day wol mi time comes to dee | B |
| An then fowk 'll mutter | G |
| As aw'm tossed into th' gutter | G |
| It's nobbut a wayver oh fiddle de dee | B |
John Hartley
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