The Brave Page Boys Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA B CDEFGHFH IJKCILMN IOPQRSLT UVWVUXYE ZLA2LB2LXE C2D2E2D2F2G2H2I2 LOJ2K2L2D2XD2 J2GM2CRN2C2O2| A | |
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| Air The Fierce Discharge | B |
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| In the late rebellion war | C |
| Grand Rapids did send out | D |
| As brave and noble volunteers | E |
| As ever went down south | F |
| Among them were the brave Page boys | G |
| Five brothers there were in all | H |
| They enlisted and went down south | F |
| To obey their country's call | H |
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| John S Page was the eldest son | I |
| He went down south afar | J |
| And enlisted in the Mechanics | K |
| And served his time in the war | C |
| Fernando Page the second son | I |
| Served in the Infantry | L |
| He was wounded lost both his feet | M |
| On duty at Yorktown siege | N |
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| Charles F Page was a noble son | I |
| In sixty four did enlist | O |
| And in the same year he was killed | P |
| In the fight of the Wilderness | Q |
| This brave boy was carrying the flag | R |
| To cheer his comrades on | S |
| He fought in the Eight Infantry | L |
| Now he brave boy is gone | T |
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| 'Tis said of this brave soldier boy | U |
| 'Twas just before he died | V |
| Stood the flag standard in the ground | W |
| Laid down by it and died | V |
| The friends that loved this noble boy | U |
| How sad were they to hear | X |
| Of his death on a battle field | Y |
| His age was twenty years | E |
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| James B Page was a fine young man | Z |
| He went in the artillery | L |
| He served his time with all the rest | A2 |
| To keep his country free | L |
| Enos Page the youngest brother | B2 |
| Made five sons in one family | L |
| Went from Grand Rapids here | X |
| His age was fourteen years | E |
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| When Enos Page went from his home | C2 |
| He was only a boy you know | D2 |
| He stole away from his mother dear | E2 |
| For he was bound to go | D2 |
| She followed him to the barracks twice | F2 |
| And took him home again | G2 |
| She found it was no use at last | H2 |
| With friends let him remain | I2 |
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| In Eight Michigan Cavalry | L |
| This boy he did enlist | O |
| His life was almost despaired of | J2 |
| On account of numerous fits | K2 |
| Caused by drinking water poisoned | L2 |
| Effects cannot outgrow | D2 |
| In northern Alabama I hear | X |
| There came this dreadful blow | D2 |
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| How joyful were the parents of | J2 |
| Those noble soldier boys | G |
| There was one missing of the five | M2 |
| When they returned from war | C |
| The one that carried the Union flag | R |
| Lies in a Southern grave | N2 |
| The other brothers came back home | C2 |
| To Grand Rapids their native place | O2 |
Julia Ann Moore
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