A Ballad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBC DDEEF GGGGF HHIIFPatrick astore what news upon the town | A |
By my soul there's bad news for the gold she was pull'd down | A |
The gold she was pull'd down of that I'm very sure | B |
For I saw'd them reading upon the towlsel doore | B |
Sing och och hoh hoh | C |
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Arrah who was him reading 'twas jauntleman in ruffles | D |
And Patrick's bell she was ringing all in muffles | D |
She was ringing very sorry her tongue tied up with rag | E |
Lorsha and out of her shteeple there was hung a black flag | E |
Sing och c | F |
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Patrick astore who was him made this law | G |
Some they do say 'twas the big man of straw | G |
But others they do say that it was Jug Joulter | G |
The devil he may take her into hell and Boult her | G |
Sing och c | F |
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Musha Why Parliament wouldn't you maul | H |
Those carters and paviours and footmen and all | H |
Those rascally paviours who did us undermine | I |
Och ma ceade millia mollighart on the feeders of swine | I |
Sing och c | F |
Jonathan Swift
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