To Lucasta On Going To The War - For The Fourth Time Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDEFEFGGG GHGHIIDJDJGGG| It doesn t matter what s the cause | A |
| What wrong they say we re righting | B |
| A curse for treaties bonds and laws | C |
| When we re to do the fighting | B |
| And since we lads are proud and true | D |
| What else remains to do | D |
| Lucasta when to France your man | E |
| Returns his fourth time hating war | F |
| Yet laughs as calmly as he can | E |
| And flings an oath but says no more | F |
| That is not courage that s not fear | G |
| Lucasta he s a Fusilier | G |
| And his pride sends him here | G |
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| Let statesmen bluster bark and bray | G |
| And so decide who started | H |
| This bloody war and who s to pay | G |
| But he must be stout hearted | H |
| Must sit and stake with quiet breath | I |
| Playing at cards with Death | I |
| Don t plume yourself he fights for you | D |
| It is no courage love or hate | J |
| But let us do the things we do | D |
| It s pride that makes the heart be great | J |
| It is not anger no nor fear | G |
| Lucasta he s a Fusilier | G |
| And his pride keeps him here | G |
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