Give It 'em Hot Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABCBC DEDEDFDD GHIHDJDJ| Give it 'em hot an be hanged to ther feelins | A |
| Souls may be lost wol yor choosin' yor words | A |
| Out wi' them doctrines 'at taich o' fair dealins | A |
| Daan wi' a vice tho' it may be a lord's | A |
| What does it matter if truth be unpleasant | B |
| Are we to lie a man's pride to exalt | C |
| Why should a prince be excused when a peasant | B |
| Is bullied an' blamed for a mich smaller fault | C |
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| O ther's too mich o' that sneakin and bendin | D |
| An honest man still should be fearless and bold | E |
| But at this day fowk seem to be feeared ov offendin | D |
| An' they'll bow to a cauf if it's nobbut o' gold | E |
| Give me a crust tho' it's dry an' a hard 'en | D |
| If aw know it's my own aw can ait it wi' glee | F |
| Aw'd rayther bith hauf work all th' day for a farden | D |
| Nor haddle a fortun wi' bendin' mi knee | D |
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| Let ivery man by his merit be tested | G |
| Net by his pocket or th' clooas on his back | H |
| Let hypocrites all o' ther clooaks be divested | I |
| An' what they're entitled to that let em tak | H |
| Give it 'em hot but remember when praichin | D |
| All yo 'at profess others failins to tell | J |
| 'At yo'll do far moor gooid wi' yor tawkin an' taichin | D |
| If yo set an example an' improve yorsel | J |
John Hartley
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