Ballad On The American War Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACADA EAFAGAHA IAJAKALA MANANAOA NAPAQARA SATAUARA RARARANA VARAWARA XARAYANA| man | A |
| Ae night at tea began a plea | B |
| Within America man | A |
| Then up they gat the maskin pat | C |
| And in the sea did jaw man | A |
| An' did nae less in full congress | D |
| Than quite refuse our law man | A |
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| Then thro' the lakes Montgomery takes | E |
| I wat he was na slaw man | A |
| Down Lowrie's Burn he took a turn | F |
| And Carleton did ca' man | A |
| But yet whatreck he at Quebec | G |
| Montgomery like did fa' man | A |
| Wi' sword in hand before his band | H |
| Amang his en'mies a' man | A |
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| Poor Tammy Gage within a cage | I |
| Was kept at Boston ha' man | A |
| Till Willie Howe took o'er the knowe | J |
| For Philadelphia man | A |
| Wi' sword an' gun he thought a sin | K |
| Guid Christian bluid to draw man | A |
| But at New York wi' knife an' fork | L |
| Sir Loin he hacked sma' man | A |
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| Burgoyne gaed up like spur an' whip | M |
| Till Fraser brave did fa' man | A |
| Then lost his way ae misty day | N |
| In Saratoga shaw man | A |
| Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought | N |
| An' did the Buckskins claw man | A |
| But Clinton's glaive frae rust to save | O |
| He hung it to the wa' man | A |
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| Then Montague an' Guilford too | N |
| Began to fear a fa' man | A |
| And Sackville dour wha stood the stour | P |
| The German chief to thraw man | A |
| For Paddy Burke like ony Turk | Q |
| Nae mercy had at a' man | A |
| An' Charlie Fox threw by the box | R |
| An' lows'd his tinkler jaw man | A |
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| Then Rockingham took up the game | S |
| Till death did on him ca' man | A |
| When Shelburne meek held up his cheek | T |
| Conform to gospel law man | A |
| Saint Stephen's boys wi' jarring noise | U |
| They did his measures thraw man | A |
| For North an' Fox united stocks | R |
| An' bore him to the wa' man | A |
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| Then clubs an' hearts were Charlie's cartes | R |
| He swept the stakes awa' man | A |
| Till the diamond's ace of Indian race | R |
| Led him a sair faux pas man | A |
| The Saxon lads wi' loud placads | R |
| On Chatham's boy did ca' man | A |
| An' Scotland drew her pipe an' blew | N |
| Up Willie waur them a' man | A |
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| Behind the throne then Granville's gone | V |
| A secret word or twa man | A |
| While slee Dundas arous'd the class | R |
| Be north the Roman wa' man | A |
| An' Chatham's wraith in heav'nly graith | W |
| Inspired bardies saw man | A |
| Wi' kindling eyes cry'd Willie rise | R |
| Would I hae fear'd them a' man | A |
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| But word an' blow North Fox and Co | X |
| Gowff'd Willie like a ba' man | A |
| Till Suthron raise an' coost their claise | R |
| Behind him in a raw man | A |
| An' Caledon threw by the drone | Y |
| An' did her whittle draw man | A |
| An' swoor fu' rude thro' dirt an' bluid | N |
| To mak it guid in law man | A |
Robert Burns
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