Rutland Gate Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHIJ KLMN| His back is bent and his lips are blue | A |
| Shivering out in the wet | B |
| Here's a florin my man for you | A |
| Go and get drunk and forget | B |
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| Right in the midst of a Christian land | C |
| Rotted with wealth and ease | D |
| Broken and draggled they let him stand | C |
| Till his feet on the pavement freeze | D |
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| God leaves His poor in His vicars' care | E |
| For He hears the church bells ring | F |
| His ears are buzzing with constant prayer | E |
| And the hymns His people sing | F |
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| Can His pity picture the anguish here | G |
| Can He see through a London fog | H |
| The man who has worked nigh seventy year | I |
| To die the death of a dog | J |
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| No one heeds him the crowds pass on | K |
| Why does he want to live | L |
| Take this florin and get you gone | M |
| Go and get drunk and forgive | N |
Laurence Hope (adela Florence Cory Nicolson)
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