Settin Off. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EBFBCBGB HBIBJCJC KJLJJMIM BNKNOCJC| It isn't 'at aw want to rooam | A |
| An leeav thi bi thisen | B |
| For aw'm content enuff at hooam | A |
| Aw'm net like other men | B |
| But then ther's thee an childer three | C |
| To care for an protect | D |
| It's reight 'at yo should luk to me | C |
| An wrang should aw neglect | D |
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| Aw'm growin older ivvery day | E |
| My race is ommost run | B |
| Time's growin varry precious lass | F |
| An lots remains undone | B |
| If aw wor called away maybe | C |
| Tha'd find some other man | B |
| But tha cannot find a father | G |
| For them lads do th' best tha can | B |
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| Another husband might'nt prove | H |
| As kind as aw have been | B |
| An wedded life's a weary thing | I |
| When love's shut aght o'th' scene | B |
| Aw know aw've faults aw'll own a lot | J |
| But then tha must agree | C |
| Aw've allus kept a tender spot | J |
| Within mi heart for thee | C |
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| An if aw've spokken nowty words | K |
| At's made thee cry an freeat | J |
| Aw've allus suffered twice as mich | L |
| An beg'd thi to forget | J |
| Tha'rt th' only woman maks me mad | J |
| Then soothes me wi' a smile | M |
| Then maks mi fancy aw'm a king | I |
| An snubs me all the while | M |
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| Nay nay old lass it isn't fun | B |
| Nor frolics that allure | N |
| Aw'm strivin for thisen an bairns | K |
| To mak yor futur sure | N |
| It's duty at aw think aw owe | O |
| To them young things an thee | C |
| The thowts o' which may cheer mi heart | J |
| When aw lay daan to dee | C |
John Hartley
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