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The Viceroy. A Ballad. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Tune 'Lady Isabella's Tragedy ' or 'The Stepmother's cruelty '	A
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Of Nero tyrant petty king	B
Who heretofore did reign	C
In famed Hibernia I will sing	B
And in a ditty plain	C
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He hated was by rich and poor	D
For reasons you shall hear	E
So ill he exercised his power	F
That he himself did fear	G
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Full proud and arrogant was he	H
And covetous withal	I
The guilty he would still set free	H
But guiltless men enthral	I
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He with a haughty impious nod	J
Would curse and dogmatize	K
Nor fearing either man or God	J
Gold he did idolize	K
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A patriot of high degree	H
Who could no longer bear	L
This upstart Viceroy's tyranny	H
Against him did declare	L
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And arm'd with truth impeach'd the Don	M
Of his enormous crimes	K
Which I'll unfold to you anon	M
In low but faithful rhymes	K
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The articles recorded stand	N
Against this peerless peer	G
Search but the archives of the land	N
You'll find them written there	L
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Attend and justly I'll recite	O
His treasons to you all	I
The heads set in their native light	O
And sigh poor Gaphny's fall	I
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That traitorously he did abuse	K
The power in him reposed	O
And wickedly the same did use	K
On all mankind imposed	O
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That he contrary to all law	I
An oath did frame and make	P
Compelling the militia	Q
Th' illegal oath to take	P
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Free quarters for the army too	O
He did exact and force	K
On Protestants his love to show	R
Than Papist used them worse	K
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On all provisions destined for	S
The camp at Limerick	T
He laid a tar full hard and sore	S
Though many men were sick	T
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The sutlers too he did ordain	M
For licenses should pay	U
Which they refused with just disdain	M
And fled the camp away	U
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By which provisions were so scant	O
That hundreds there did die	O
The soldiers food and drink did want	O
Nor famine could they fly	O
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He so much loved his private gain	M
He could not hear or see	H
They might or die or might complain	M
Without relief	V
pardie	O
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That above and against all right	O
By word of mouth did he	H
In council sitting hellish spite	O
The farmer's fate decree	H
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That he	H
O Ciel	I
without trial	I
Straightway should hanged be	H
Though then the courts were open all	I
Yet Nero judge would be	H
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No sooner said but it was done	M
The Bourreau did his worst	O
Gaphny alas is dead and gone	M
And left his judge accursed	O
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In this concise despotic way	U
Unhappy Gaphny fell	I
Which did all honest men affray	H
As truly it might well	I
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Full two good hundred pounds a year	H
This poor man's real estate	O
He settled on his favourite dear	H
And Culliford can say't	O
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Besides he gave five hundred pound	O
To Fielding his own scribe	W
Who was his bail one friend he found	O
He owed him to the bribe	W
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But for his horrid murder vile	I
None did him prosecute	O
His old friend help'd him o'er the stile	I
With Satan who dispute	O
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With France fair England's mortal foe	R
A trade he carried on	M
Had any other done't I trow	R
To tripos he had gone	M
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That he did likewise traitorously	I
To bring his ends to bear	H
Enrich himself most knavishly	I
O thief without compare	H
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Vast quantities of stores did he	O
Embezzle and purloin	M
Of the king's stores he kept a key	O
Converting them to coin	M
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Te forfeited estates also	R
Both real and personal	I
Did with the stores together go	R
Fierce Cerb'rus swallow'd all	I
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Meanwhile the soldiers sigh'd and sobb'd	O
For not one sous had they	U
His Excellence had each man fobb'd	O
For he had sunk their pay	U
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Nero without the least disguise	K
The Papists at all times	K
Still favour'd and their robberies	K
Look'd on as trivial crimes	K
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The Protestants whom they did rob	X
During his government	O
Were forced with patience like good Job	X
To rest themselves content	O
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For he did basely them refuse	K
All legal remedy	O
The Romans still he well did use	K
Still screen'd their roguery	H
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Succinctly thus to you I've told	O
How this Viceroy did reign	M
And other truths I shall unfold	O
For truth is always plain	M
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The best of queens he hath reviled	O
Before and since her death	Y
He cruel and ungrateful smiled	O
When she resign'd her breath	Y
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Forgetful of the favours kind	O
She had on him bestow'd	O
Like Lucifer his rancorous mind	O
He loved nor her nor God	O
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But listen Nero lend thy ears	K
As still thou hast them on	M
Hear what Britannia says with tears	K
Of Anna dead and gone	M
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'Oh sacred be her memory	H
For ever dear her name	Z
There never was nor ere can be	H
A brighter juster dame	Z
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'Bless'd be my sons and eke all those	K
Who on her praises dwell	I
She conquer'd Britain's fiercest foes	K
She did all queens excel	I
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'All princes kings and potentates	K
Ambassadors did send	O
All nations provinces and states	K
Sought Anna for their friend	O
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'In Anna they did all confide	O
For Anna they could trust	O
Her royal faith they all had tried	O
For Anna still was just	O
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'Truth mercy justice did surround	O
Her awful judgement seat	O
In her the Graces all were found	O
In Anna all complete	O
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'She held the sword and balance right	O
And sought her people's good	O
In clemency she did delight	O
Her reign not stain'd with blood	O
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'Her gracious goodness piety	H
In all her deeds did shine	M
And bounteous was her charity	H
All attributes divine	M
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'Consummate wisdom meekness all	I
Adorn'd the words she spoke	A2
When they from her fair lips did fall	I
And sweet her lovely look	B2
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'Ten thousand glorious deeds to crown	M
She caused dire war to cease	K
A greater empress ne'er was known	M
She fix'd the world in peace	K
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'This last and godlike act achieved	O
To heaven she wing'd her flight	O
Her loss with tears all Europe grieved	O
Their strength and dear delight	O
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'Leave we in bliss this heavenly saint	O
Revere ye just her urn	M
Her virtues high and excellent	O
Astrea gone we mourn	M
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'Commemorate my sons the day	U
Which gave great Anna birth	C2
Keep it for ever and for aye	O
And annual be your mirth '	-
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Illustrious George now fills the throne	M
Our wise benign good king	B
Who can his wondrous deeds make known	M
Or his bright actions sing	B
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Thee favourite Nero he has deign'd	O
To raise to high degree	H
Well thou thy honours hast sustain'd	O
Well vouch'd thy ancestry	H
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But pass these honours on thee laid	O
Can they e'er make thee white	O
Don't Gaphny's blood which thou hast shed	O
Thy guilty soul affright	O
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Oh is there not grim mortal tell	I
Places of bliss and wo	R
Oh is there not a heaven a hell	I
But whither wilt thou go	R
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Can nought change thy obdurate mind	O
Wilt thou for ever rail	I
The prophet on thee well refined	O
And set thy wit to sale	I
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How thou art lost to sense and shame	Z
Three countries witness be	H
Thy conduct all just men do blame	Z
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Lib'ra nos Domine	H
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Dame Justice waits thee well I ween	H
Her sword is brandish'd high	O
Nought can thee from her vengeance screen	H
Nor can'st thou from her fly	O
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Heavy her ire will fall on thee	H
The glittering steel is sure	H
Sooner or later all agree	H
She cuts off the impure	H
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To her I leave thee gloomy peer	H
Think on thy crimes committed	O
Repent and be for once sincere	H
Thou ne'er wilt be De Witted	O