To W. F. Wallett. The Queen's Jester Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEDE EFEFEGEG GHGIEJEJ DKDKE EG EEEELEME| Born at Hull November Died at Beeston near Nottingham March th | A |
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| Wallett old friend Thy way's been long | B |
| Few livin can luk farther back | C |
| But tha has left bi jest an song | B |
| A sunny gleam along thy track | C |
| Aw'm nursin nah mi childer's bairns | D |
| Yet aw remember when a lad | E |
| Sittin an listnin to thy yarns | D |
| An thank thi nah for th' joys aw had | E |
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| Full monny a lesson quaintly towt | E |
| Wi' witty phrase sticks to me still | F |
| Nor can aw call to mind ther's owt | E |
| Tha sed or did to work me ill | F |
| Noa laff tha raised do aw regret | E |
| Wit mixed wi' wisdom wor thy plan | G |
| Which had aw heeded aw admit | E |
| Aw should ha been a better man | G |
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| Aw'd like to meet thee once agean | G |
| An clink awr glasses as of yore | H |
| An hear thi rail at all things meean | G |
| An praise an cheer the honest poor | I |
| Aw'd like to hear th' owd stooaries towld | E |
| 'At nobbut tha knows ha to tell | J |
| Unlike thisen they ne'er grow old | E |
| A'a dear Aw'm growin owd misel | J |
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| We'st miss thee Wallett when tha goas | D |
| May that sad time be far away | K |
| For when tha doffs thi motley clooas | D |
| An pays that debt we all mun pay | K |
| We'st feel ther's one link less to bind | E |
| Us to this 'vain an fleetin show ' | - |
| An we'st net tarry long behind | E |
| We may goa furst for owt we know | G |
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| Well if noa moor aw clasp thi hand | E |
| Noa moor enjoy thy social chat | E |
| Aw send thi from this distant land | E |
| True friendship's greetin This is that | E |
| May ivvery comfort earth can give | L |
| Be thine henceforward to the end | E |
| An tho' the sea divides believe | M |
| Ther's one who's proud to call thee friend | E |
John Hartley
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