Latter Wit. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACAC DAEA FGHG IJKJ AAAA AALA MAIA AAFA AABA MFIF IAFA ININ| Awm sittin o' that old stooan seeat | A |
| Wheear last aw set wi' thee | B |
| It seems long years sin' last we met | A |
| Awm sure it must be three | B |
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| Awm wond'rin what aw sed or did | A |
| Or what aw left undone | C |
| 'At made thi hook it an' get wed | A |
| To one tha used to shun | C |
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| Aw dooant say awm a handsom chap | D |
| Becoss aw know awm net | A |
| But if aw wor 'ith' mind to change | E |
| He isn't th' chap aw'll bet | A |
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| Awm net a scoller but aw know | F |
| A long chawk moor ner him | G |
| It couldn't be his knowledge box | H |
| 'At made thi change thi whim | G |
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| He doesn't haddle as mich brass | I |
| As aw do ivery wick | J |
| An' if he gets a gradely shop | K |
| It's seldom he can stick | J |
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| An' then agean he goes on th' rant | A |
| Nah that aw niver do | A |
| Aw allus mark misen content | A |
| Wi' an odd pint or two | A |
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| His brother is a lazy lout | A |
| His sister's nooan too gooid | A |
| Ther's net a daycent 'en ith' bunch | L |
| Vice seems to run ith' blooid | A |
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| An yet th'art happy soa they say | M |
| That caps me moor ner owt | A |
| Tha taks a deal less suitin lass | I |
| Nor iver awst ha' thowt | A |
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| Aw saw yo walkin aat one neet | A |
| Befoor yo'd getten wed | A |
| Aw guess'd what he wor tawkin tho | F |
| Aw dooant know what he sed | A |
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| But he'd his arm araand thi waist | A |
| An tho' thi face wor hid | A |
| Aw'll swear aw saw him kuss thi | B |
| That's what aw niver did | A |
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| Aw thowt tha'd order him away | M |
| An' mak a fearful row | F |
| But tha niver tuk noa nooatice | I |
| Just as if tha didn't know | F |
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| Awm hawf inclined to think sometimes | I |
| Aw've been a trifle soft | A |
| Aw happen should a' dun't misen | F |
| Aw've lang'd to do it oft | A |
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| Thar't lost to me but if a chonce | I |
| Should turn up by an by | N |
| If aw get seck'd aw'll bet me booits | I |
| That isn't t'reason why | N |
John Hartley
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