Ther's Much Expected. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CBCB DEDE FEFE GHGH IBIB JHJH KHKH LMNM DEDE| Life's pathway is full o' deep ruts | A |
| An we mun tak gooid heed lest we stumble | B |
| Man is made up of ifs and of buts | A |
| It seems pairt ov his natur to grumble | B |
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| But if we'd all anxiously tak | C |
| To makkin things smooth as we're able | B |
| Ther'd be monny a better clooath'd back | C |
| An' monny a better spread table | B |
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| It's a sad state o' things when a man | D |
| Cannot put ony faith in his brother | E |
| An fancies he'll chait if he can | D |
| An rejoice ovver th' fall ov another | E |
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| An it's sad when yo see some at stand | F |
| High in social position an power | E |
| To know at ther fortuns wor plann'd | F |
| An built aght oth' wrecks o' those lower | E |
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| It's sad to see luxury rife | G |
| An fortuns being thowtlessly wasted | H |
| While others are wearin out life | G |
| With the furst drops o' pleasure untasted | H |
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| Some in carriages rollin away | I |
| To a ball or a rout or a revel | B |
| But ther chariots may bear em some day | I |
| Varry near to the gates ov the devil | B |
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| Oh charity surely is rare | J |
| Or ther'd net be soa monny neglected | H |
| For ther's lots wi enuff an' to spare | J |
| An from them varry mich is expected | H |
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| An tho' in this world they've ther fill | K |
| Of its pleasures an wilfully blinded | H |
| Let deeath come an surely it will | K |
| They'll be then ov ther duties reminded | H |
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| An when called on they tremblin wi fear | L |
| Say The hungry an nak'd we ne'er knew | M |
| That sentence shall fall o' ther ear | N |
| Depart from me I never knew you | M |
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| Then oh let us do what we can | D |
| Nor with this world's goods play the miser | E |
| If it's wise to lend money to man | D |
| To lend to the Lord must be wiser | E |
John Hartley
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