None Think Alike. (prose) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B B ACAC D EBEB| What suits one body doesn't suit another Aw niver knew two fowk 'at allus thowt alike an' if yo iver heard a poor chap talkin' abaat somebdy 'ats weel off he's sure to say 'at if he'd his brass he'd do different throo what they do | A |
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| Aw once heeard a chap say 'at if he'd as mich brass as Baron Rothschild he'd niver do owt but ait beef steaks an' ride i' cabs Well lad aw thowt it's better tha hasn't it We're all varry apt to find fault wi' things at we know varry little abaat an' happen if we knew mooar we shud say less Aw once heeard two lasses talkin' an' one on 'em war tellin' tother 'at sin shoo saw her befoor shoo'd getten wed an' had a child an' buried it Why whativer shall aw live to hear Aw didn't know 'at tha'd begun coortin' Whoiver has ta getten wed to Oh awve getten wed to a forriner at comes throo Staffordshur | B |
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| Well aw hooap tha's done weel lass awm sure aw do And what does he do for a livin' Why its rayther a queer trade but he stails pots Stails pots Betty A'a aw wonder ha tha could bring thisen daan to wed a chap o' that sooart Aw'll keep single for iver woll awm green maald afoor aw'll wed ony chap unless he gets his livin' honestly Aw should like to meet ony body 'at says he doesn't get his livin' honestly says Betty nah thee mark that Well Betty that maks noa difference to me but aw say agean 'at noa chap gets his livin' honestly 'at stails noa matter whether he stails pots or parkins Why Nancy aw thowt tha'd moor sense aw did for sure aw mean his trade is to put stails on to pots Oh A'a E'e tha mun forgi' mi this time Betty aw see what tha meeans he puts hanels on to pots that's it isn't it E'ea Why tha sees aw didn't understond Ther's monny a one has a deeal to say abaat things 'at they dunnot understond an' monny a one gets awfully put aat wi' what sich like do say but it isn't advisable to be soa varry touchus at this day an' as aw've read somwhear | B |
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| Time to me this truth has towt | A |
| 'Tis a truth 'at's worth revealin' | C |
| Moor offend for want o' thowt | A |
| Nor for any want o' feelin' | C |
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| An' aw believe that's true but at th' same time it's as weel to be careful net to offend onybody if we con help it for a chap's fingers luk a deeal nicer an' moor agreeabler when they're oppened aat to shake hands wi yo nor what they do when doubled up i'th' front o' yor nooas Soa yo see yo connot be to careful o' yor words an' deeds if yo want to keep straight wi' fowk an' it's a wise thing to be at peeace And if this is a unsettled time o' th' year that's noa reason 'at yo should be unsettled But as it isn't iverybody's lot to know ha to get on smoothly aw'll just give yo a bit o' advice an' if yo learn that an' act on it yo'll niver rue th' brass yo've spent especially if yo tak into consideration at th' profits are devoted to a charitable institution that's awr haase | D |
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| If wisdom's ways you'd wisely seek | E |
| Five things observe with care | B |
| Of whom you speak to whom you speak | E |
| And how and when and where | B |
John Hartley
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