On The Union Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDDDDDEEDDFFGG HH| The queen has lately lost a part | A |
| Of her ENTIRELY ENGLISH heart | A |
| For want of which by way of botch | B |
| She pieced it up again with SCOTCH | B |
| Blest revolution which creates | C |
| Divided hearts united states | C |
| See how the double nation lies | D |
| Like a rich coat with skirts of frize | D |
| As if a man in making posies | D |
| Should bundle thistles up with roses | D |
| Who ever yet a union saw | D |
| Of kingdoms without faith or law | D |
| Henceforward let no statesman dare | E |
| A kingdom to a ship compare | E |
| Lest he should call our commonweal | D |
| A vessel with a double keel | D |
| Which just like ours new rigg'd and mann'd | F |
| And got about a league from land | F |
| By change of wind to leeward side | G |
| The pilot knew not how to guide | G |
| So tossing faction will o'erwhelm | H |
| Our crazy double bottom'd realm | H |
Jonathan Swift
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