Peter's Prayer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCBC DEFEGHGI GBJBJKLK IMNOPQPQ| His face wor varry thin an pale | A |
| His een wor strangely breet | B |
| His old rags flapt i'th' wintry gale | A |
| An shooless wor his feet | B |
| His teeth they chattered in his heead | B |
| His hands had lost ther use | C |
| He humbly begg'd a bite o' breead | B |
| But nobbut gate abuse | C |
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| A curse wor tremblin on his tongue | D |
| But with a mad despair | E |
| He curbed it wi' an effort strong | F |
| An changed it for a prayer | E |
| Oh God he cried spare spare aw pray | G |
| Have mercy an forgive | H |
| Befooar too lat show me some way | G |
| My wife an bairns can live | I |
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| Aw read i'th' papers ivvery day | G |
| Ov hundreds thaasands spent | B |
| For shot an shell an things to swell | J |
| This nation's armament | B |
| Into fowk's hearts oh God instil | J |
| A love ov peace an then | K |
| Maybe we'st have some better times | L |
| An men can help thersen | K |
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| Aw nobbut want a chonce to live | I |
| One cannot wish for less | M |
| Wars fill this world wi' misery | N |
| Peace gives us happiness | O |
| If monarchs dooant get quite as mich | P |
| Ther joys need not decrease | Q |
| Pray think o'th' poor as weel as th' rich | P |
| We've but one soul apiece | Q |
John Hartley
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