An Orator-s Complaint Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDDC AEEA FDDF GHHG DIID ADD| How many the troubles that wait | A |
| On mortals especially those | B |
| Who endeavour in eloquent prose | B |
| To expound their views and orate | A |
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| Did you ever attempt to speak | C |
| When you hadn't a word to say | D |
| Did you find that it wouldn't pay | D |
| And subside feeling dreadfully weak | C |
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| Did you ever when going ahead | A |
| In a fervid defence of the Stage | E |
| Get checked in your noble rage | E |
| By somehow losing your thread | A |
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| Did you ever rise to reply | F |
| To a toast say 'The Volunteers' | D |
| And evoke loud laughter and cheers | D |
| When you didn't exactly know why | F |
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| Did you ever wax witty and when | G |
| You had smashed an opponent quite small | H |
| Did he seem not to mind it at all | H |
| But get up and smash you again | G |
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| If any or all of these things | D |
| Have happened to you as to me | I |
| I think you'll be found to agree | I |
| With yours truly when sadly he sings | D |
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| 'How many the troubles that wait | A |
| On mortals especially those | D |
| Who endeavour in eloquent prose | D |
| To expound their views and orate ' | - |
Robert Fuller Murray
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