Meeting Of The Clabberhuses, The Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCEFGF HIJJJJKJ A JLJLMJNJ OPQPRJJJ A STUTVJJJ WTXTJYTY ZA2B2A2JZJZ JJC2JJFD2FI | A |
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He was the Chairman of the Guild | B |
Of Early Pleiocene Patriarchs | C |
He was chief Mentor of the Lodge | D |
Of the Oracular Oligarchs | C |
He was the Lord High Autocrat | E |
And Vizier of the Sons of Light | F |
And Sultan and Grand Mandarin | G |
Of the Millennial Men of Might | F |
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He was Grand Totem and High Priest | H |
Of the Independent Potentates | I |
Grand Mogul of the Galaxy | J |
Of the Illustrious Stay out lates | J |
The President of the Dandydudes | J |
The Treasurer of the Sons of Glee | J |
The Leader of the Clubtown Band | K |
And Architects of Melody | J |
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II | A |
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She was Grand Worthy Prophetess | J |
Of the Illustrious Maids of Mark | L |
Of Vestals of the Third Degree | J |
She was Most Potent Matriarch | L |
She was High Priestess of the Shrine | M |
Of Clubtown's Culture Coterie | J |
And First Vice President of the League | N |
Of the illustrious G A B | J |
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She was the First Dame of the Club | O |
For teaching Patagonians Greek | P |
She was Chief Clerk and Auditor | Q |
Of Clubtown's Anti Bachelor Clique | P |
She was High Treasurer of the Fund | R |
For Borrioboolighalians | J |
And the Fund for Sending Browning's Poems | J |
To Native born Australians | J |
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III | A |
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Once to a crowded social fete | S |
Both these much titled people came | T |
And each perceived when introduced | U |
They had the selfsame name | T |
Their hostess said when first they met | V |
Permit me now to introduce | J |
My good friend Mr Clabberhuse | J |
To Mrs Clabberhuse | J |
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'Tis very strange said she to him | W |
Such an unusual name | T |
A name so very seldom heard | X |
That we should bear the same | T |
Indeed 'tis wonderful said he | J |
And I'm surprised the more | Y |
Because I never heard the name | T |
Outside my home before | Y |
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But now I come to look at you | Z |
Said he upon my life | A2 |
If I am not indeed deceived | B2 |
You are you are my wife | A2 |
She gazed into his searching face | J |
And seemed to look him through | Z |
Indeed said she it seems to me | J |
You are my husband too | Z |
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I've been so busy with my clubs | J |
And in my various spheres | J |
I have not seen you now she said | C2 |
For over fourteen years | J |
That's just the way it's been with me | J |
These clubs demand a sight | F |
And then they both politely bowed | D2 |
And sweetly said Good night | F |
Sam Walter Foss
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