Early Days Of Rockford Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCEFGH IJKLMNON PQRQRNMN DSTUVVDV| i Air Lucy Long i | A |
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| My friends I pray you listen | B |
| I'll sing a little song | C |
| About the village of Rockford | D |
| It will not take me long | C |
| And how it was first settled | E |
| By enterprising men | F |
| And all the news about it | G |
| I'll tell you if I can | H |
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| Situated in a wilderness | I |
| With forests all around | J |
| Thirteen miles from Grand Rapids | K |
| Is this florishing town | L |
| On the banks of Rogue river | M |
| Where runs the water still | N |
| And in the early settled days | O |
| Was called Laphamville | N |
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| First settled by Smith Lapham | P |
| In eighteen and forty three | Q |
| Then came the Hunter brothers | R |
| To keep him company | Q |
| Lapham and Hunter Brothers | R |
| Built each a shingle mill | N |
| On the banks of Rogue river | M |
| Are the same old buildings still | N |
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| In the early days of Rockford | D |
| They had to run a stage | S |
| They had no other conveyance | T |
| To get from place to place | U |
| Now they go by railway | V |
| The cars run night and day | V |
| The early days of Rockford | D |
| Have nearly passed away | V |
Julia Ann Moore
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