Booith-taan Election. (prose) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D B B D E D D F B B G H B D E B| This place 'is nearly a mile from the good old town of Halifax | A |
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| Aa ther wor a flare up at Booith Taan Hall that neet It had been gein aat 'at they'd to be a meetin' held to elect a new Lord Mayor for New Taan Booith Taan an' th' Haley Hill on which particular occashun ale ud be supplied at Tuppence a pint upstairs Ther wor a rare muster an' a gooid deeal o' argyfyin' tuk place abaat who shud be th' chearman But one on 'em a sly old fox had kept standin' o' th' floor sidlin' abaat woll ivery other chear wor full an' then after takkin a pinch o' snuff he said Gentlemen aw see noa reason aw shuddent tak this place mysen as iverybody else has getten set daan Two or three 'at wor his friends said Hear hear an' two or three 'at worn't said Sensashun | B |
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| When iverybody's pint had getten fill'd he blew his nooas tuk another pinch o' snuff an' stud ov his hind legs to oppen th' proceedins Bergers and Bergeresses he began aw've a varry unpleasant duty to perform to neet which is namely to propooas 'at we have a fresh mayor Cries ov Shame Gammon Th' mayor we have is ommost allus fresh etsetra etsetra etsetra Gentlemen he began agean what aw have to say is this | C |
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| Luk sharp an get it said then said Stander th' grocer | D |
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| If tha doesn't hold thy noise Stander tha'll get noa moor snuff off me aw con tell thi that aw mayn't be as flaary a talker as thee but what aw say is to'th' point an' aw think 'at a constituency like Booith Taan owt to be represented by somebody ov standin' | B |
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| Better send th' chearman he's stud den long enuft said one | B |
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| Prathi sit thi daan if tha connot talk sense said another | D |
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| Its's time for sombdy to stand summat for all th' pints is empty said th' lanlord | E |
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| Well gentlemen went on th' chearman th' question just dissolves itsel' into this Who has it to be Has it to be a Doctor sombdy or a Professor sombdy or a Squire sombdy or has it to be a plain Maister | D |
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| Oh I let it be a Squire said one E'ea Squire Broadbent ul do said another | D |
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| Nah lads yo' 'Ie heeard th' chearman's resolushun an' aw sit daan to call upon Mr Stander Esquire grocer to address yo | F |
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| Th' chearman doubled hissel' into th' shape ov his chear an' after they'd gein ovver pawsin' th' table legs an' knockin' pint pots Stander gate up an' began | B |
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| Fellow Municipallers hear hear aw agree wi' what awr chearman says 'at we owt to have sombdy o' standin' i' society to represent us for this subsequent year 'at's forthcomin' | B |
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| Tha happen want's to get one o' thi own relations in said Snittle | G |
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| It ud seem thee better to keep thi maath shut Snittle till tha's paid me for yond Garman Yeast Shame shame | H |
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| Gentlemen aw propooas 'at this meetin' dissolves itsel' into a depitation to visit Professor Holloway to ax him if he'll represent us for th' next year Aw dooant know him mysen but we've all heeard tell on him an' we've seen his pills an' ointment advertised an' aw think he'd be a varry likely man to work awr business to th' best interest ov the whole communicants an' noa daat he'd be able to heal up ony bits o' unpleasantness 'at's been caused wi' this election Aw believe him to be a varry pushin' man an' one ov a spyring natur for as Elijah Barrett says i' his book on leeanin' to blacksmith 'One inch the heighest ' seems to be the motto he works on for goa where yo will yo'll allus see one o' his bills a bit heigher nor onybody's else an for that reason aw beg to propooas 'at he should be acceptted as a fit an' proper person | B |
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| The chearman stood up an' axed ony chap to I say owt agean that 'at dar Up jumped Billy Bartle an' said Aw object to that in total aw see noa reason to goa to Lunnon to find a mayor soa long as we've professors at hooam an aw propoosas 'at we ax Shut up shut up Ta' hold an' sup Gooid lad Billy etsetra etsetra etsetra | D |
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| Just then th' lanlord coom in an' turn'd off th' gas for he said they hadn't spent aboon eighteen pence all th' neet | E |
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| Th' chearman said he thowt they couldn't do better nor all have a pinch o' snuff wi' him an' have a pint i'th' kitchen woll they talked things ovver soa they went daan th' stairs an' somha they managed to re elect th' owd en afoor they went hooam an' six on em hugged him o' ther heeads to th' top o' Ringby an' niver heed if ther heeads didn't wark th' next mornin' | B |
John Hartley
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