Th' Lesser Evil Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFGFHIHJHHHH FKFKHLMLNOKOPHKHHHHH HNHNHQHQKNKNYoung Harry wor a single chap | A |
An wod have lots o' tin | B |
An monny a lass had set her cap | A |
This temptin prize to win | B |
But Harry didn't want a wife | C |
He'd rayther far be free | D |
An soa escape all care an strife | C |
'At wedded couples see | D |
But when at last his uncle deed | E |
An left him all his brass | F |
'Twor on condition he should wed | G |
Some honest Yorksher lass | F |
Soa all his dreamin day an neet | H |
Abaat what sprees he'd have | I |
He had to bury aght o'th' seet | H |
Deep in his uncle's grave | J |
To tak a wife at once he thowt | H |
Wor th' wisest thing to do | H |
Soa he lukt raand until he browt | H |
His choice daan between two | H |
One wor a big fine strappin lass | F |
Her name wor Sarah Ann | K |
Her height an weight few could surpass | F |
Shoo'r fit for onny man | K |
An t'other wor a little sprite | H |
Wi' lots o' bonny ways | L |
An little funny antics like | M |
A kitten when it plays | L |
An which to tak he could'nt tell | N |
He rayther liked 'em booath | O |
But if he could ha pleased hissen | K |
To wed one he'd be looath | O |
A wife he thowt an evil thing | P |
An sewer to prove a pest | H |
Soa after sometime studyin | K |
He thowt th' least wod be th' best | H |
They sooin wor wed an then he faand | H |
He'd quite enuff to do | H |
For A'a shoo wor a twazzy haand | H |
An tongue enuff for two | H |
An if he went aght neet or day | H |
His wife shoo went as weel | N |
He gat noa chonce to goa astray | H |
Shoo kept him true as steel | N |
His face grew white his heead grew bald | H |
His clooas hung on his rig | Q |
He grew like one 'at's getten stall'd | H |
Ov this world's whirligig | Q |
One day he muttered to hissen | K |
If aw've pickt th' lesser evil | N |
Th' poor chap 'at tackles Sarah Ann | K |
Will wish he'd wed the D l | N |
John Hartley
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