The Bells And Queen Victoria Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCCCDDC E CFCFGGGHCCCII JKJKCC ILIL E MCCCM E MMMMM E M| A | |
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| quot Gay go up and gay go down | B |
| To ring the Bells of London Town quot | C |
| When London Town's asleep in bed | C |
| You'll hear the Bells ring overhead | C |
| In excelsis gloria | D |
| Ringing for Victoria | D |
| Ringing for their mighty mistress ten years dead | C |
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| THE BELLS | E |
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| Here is more gain than Gloriana guessed | C |
| Then Gloriana guessed or Indies bring | F |
| Then golden Indies bring A Queen confessed | C |
| A Queen confessed that crowned her people King | F |
| Her people King and crowned a Kings above | G |
| Above a Kings have crowned their Queen their love | G |
| Have crowned their love their Queen their Queen their love | G |
| Denying her we do ourselves deny | H |
| Disowning her are we ourselves disowned | C |
| Mirror was she of our fidelity | C |
| And handmaid of our destiny enthroned | C |
| The very marrow of Youth's dream and still | I |
| Yoke mate of wisest Age that worked her will | I |
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| Our fathers had declared to us her praise | J |
| Her praise the years had proven past all speech | K |
| And past all speech our loyal hearts always | J |
| Always our hearts lay open each to each | K |
| Therefore men gave the treasure of their blood | C |
| To this one woman for she understood | C |
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| Four o' the clock Now all the world is still | I |
| Oh London Bells to all the world declare | L |
| The Secret of the Empire read who will | I |
| The Glory of the People touch who dare | L |
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| THE BELLS | E |
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| Power that has reached itself all kingly powers | M |
| St Margaret's By love o'erpowered | C |
| St Martin's By love o'erpowered | C |
| St Clement Danes By love o'erpowered | C |
| The greater power confers | M |
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| THE BELLS | E |
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| For we were hers as she as she was ours | M |
| Bow Bells And she was ours | M |
| St Paul's And she was ours | M |
| Westminister And she was ours | M |
| As we even we were hers | M |
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| THE BELLS | E |
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| As we were hers | M |
Rudyard Kipling
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