Th' State O' Th' Poll. A Nop Tickle Illusion Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCCC DCDCCCCC ECECCBCB CFCFEGEG HIHIJKJK KCKCICCC CACAKCKC CLCLKKKK CCCCBCLC BCBCCCCC BLBLMCMC CLCLECEC LCLCCKCK LN NBMBM LCLCEMEM NL LCOCO LCLCBIBI KBKBCCCC

Sal Sanguine wor a bonny lassA
Ov that yo may be sewerB
Shoo had her trubbles tho' alasA
An th' biggest wor her yureB
Noa lass shoo knew as mich could spooartC
But oft shoo'd heeard it sedC
They thank'd ther stars they'd nowt o'th sooartC
It wor soa varry redC
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Young fowk we know are seldom wiseD
Experience taiches witC
Some freeat 'coss th' color o' ther eyesD
Is net as black as jetC
Wol others seem quite in a stewC
An can't tell whear to bideC
'Coss they've black een asteead o' blueC
An twenty things besideC
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Aw'm foorced to own Sal Sanguine's nopE
It had a ruddy castC
An once shoo heeard a silly fopE
Say as he hurried pastC
There goes the girl I'd like to wedC
'Twould grant my heart's desireB
In spring pull carrots from her headC
In winter 'twould save fireB
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Her cheeks wi' passion fairly burnedC
Shoo made a fearful vowF
To have to some fresh color turnedC
That yure upon her browF
Shoo knew a chap 'at kept a shopE
An dyed all sooarts o' thingsG
An off shoo went withaat a stopE
As if shoo'd flown wi' wingsG
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Shoo fan him in an tell'd her taleH
An tears stood in her eeI
Why Sal he sed few chap's wod failH
If axt to dye for theeI
What color could ta like it doneJ
Aw'll pleeas thi if aw canK
We'st ha some bother aw'll be bunJ
But aw think aw know a planK
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Why mak it black lad if tha canK
Black's sewer to suit me bestC
Aw dooant care if its black an tanK
Mi life's been sich a pestC
For tho' aw say 'at should'nt say'tI
Ther's lots noa better bredC
Curl up ther nooas an cut me straightC
Becoss mi yure's soa redC
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Come on ageean to morn at neetC
Aw'll have all ready lassA
An if aw connot do it reightC
Aw'll ax thi for noa brassA
Soa Sally skuttered hooam ageanK
An into bed shoo poptC
Her fowk wor capt what it could meeanK
For thear th' next day shoo stoptC
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When th' evenin coom shoo up an dress'dC
An off shoo went to th' placeL
Shoo seem'd like some poor soul possess'dC
Or one i' dire disgraceL
Come here sed th' chap all's ready nahK
It's stewin here i'th' panK
Aw'll dip thi heead hold steady nahK
Just bide it if tha canK
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Poor Sally skriked wi' all her mightC
But as all th' doors wor shutC
He nobbut sed nah lass keep quietC
It weant do baght its wutC
To leearn mi trade for twenty yearB
Throo morn to neet aw've toiledC
An know at nawther hanks nor heeadsL
Are weel dyed unless boiledC
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But as tha'rt varry tenderB
An aw've takken th' job i' handC
Aw'll try it rayther cooilerB
But then th' color might'nt standC
An for a while he swilled an sloptC
Wol shoo wor oinmost smoor'dC
An when he wrung it aght an stoptC
He varry near wor flooredC
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For wol thrang workin wi' her yureB
He'd been soa taen wi' th' caseL
He'd nivver gein a thowt befooarB
Abaat her neck an faceL
But nah he saw his sad mistakM
Yet net a word he sedC
Her skin wor all a deep blue blackM
Her yure a dark braan redC
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He gate her hooam sooin as he couldC
Shoo slyly slipt up stairsL
An chuckled to think ha shoo shouldC
Tak all th' fowk unawaresL
Shoo slept that neet just like a topE
Next morn shoo rose contentC
Shoo rubb'd some tutty on her nopE
An then daan stairs shoo wentC
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All th' childer screamed as if they'd fitsL
Th' old fowk they stared like madC
Nay Sally has ta lost thi witsL
Or has ta seen th' Old LadC
Shoo smil'd an sed Well what's to doC
Gooid gracious whear's ta beenK
Thi face has turned a breet sky blueC
Thi yure's a bottle greenK
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Shoo flew to th' lukkin glass to seeL
An then her heart stood stillN
That villan sed 'he'd dee for me '-
Aw'll swing for him aw willN
An then shoo set her daan o'th flooarB
As if her heart wod braikM
An th' childer gethered raand to rooarB
But th' old fowk nivver spaikM
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I' time her grief grew less ov courseL
Shoo raased hersen at lastC
Shoo weshed an swill'd but things lukt worseL
For th' color still proved fastC
They sent a bobby after th' chapE
He browt him in a crackM
Says he It's been a slight mishapE
Aw've made a small mistakM
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But just to prove aw meant noa illN
Mi offer friends is thisL
If shoo'll consent to say 'I will '-
Aw'll tak her as shoo isL
Tho' shoo luks black befooar we're wedC
That's sewer to wear awayO
Aw'd like to own her yure soa redC
Until time turns it greyO
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Says shoo awm feeard tha nobbut mocksL
Tha'rt strivin to misleeadC
Nay lass he sed aw've turned thy locksL
But tha's fair turned my heeadC
Aw think yo'd better far agreeB
Sed th' old fowk in a breeathI
Will ta ha me Will ta ha meB
An nah we'll stick till deeathI
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Sooin after that th' law made 'em oneK
An sin that time awm sewerB
He ne'er regretted th' job he'd doneK
Nor shoo her ruddy yureB
An when fowk ax'd her ha to getC
Sich joy as hers shoo sedC
If anxious for some gradely witC
Just goa an boil thi heeadC

John Hartley



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