Battle Of The Baltic Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDDDE FGHGIJKKI LMLMNOOON PQRQSTTTS PUPUVWWW XYXYZA2A2A2Z B2HB2HUC2C2C2UOf Nelson and the North | A |
Sing the glorious day's renown | B |
When to battle fierce came forth | A |
All the might of Denmark's crown | B |
And her arms along the deep proudly shone | C |
By each gun the lighted brand | D |
In a bold determined hand | D |
And the Prince of all the land | D |
Led them on | E |
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Like leviathans afloat | F |
Lay their bulwarks on the brine | G |
While the sign of battle flew | H |
On the lofty British line | G |
It was ten of April morn by the chime | I |
As they drifted on their path | J |
There was silence deep as death | K |
And the boldest held his breath | K |
For a time | I |
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But the might of England flush'd | L |
To anticipate the scene | M |
And her van the fleeter rush'd | L |
O'er the deadly space between | M |
'Hearts of oak ' our captains cried when each gun | N |
From its adamantine lips | O |
Spread a death shade round the ships | O |
Like the hurricane eclipse | O |
Of the sun | N |
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Again again again | P |
And the havoc did not slack | Q |
Till a feeble cheer the Dane | R |
To our cheering sent us back | Q |
Their shots along the deep slowly boom | S |
Then ceased and all is wail | T |
As they strike the shatter'd sail | T |
Or in conflagration pale | T |
Light the gloom | S |
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Out spoke the victor then | P |
As he hail'd them o'er the wave | U |
'Ye are brothers ye are men | P |
And we conquer but to save | U |
So peace instead of death let us bring | V |
But yield proud foe thy fleet | W |
With the crews at England's feet | W |
And make submission meet | W |
To our King ' | - |
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Now joy old England raise | X |
For the tidings of thy might | Y |
By the festal cities' blaze | X |
Whilst the wine cup shines in light | Y |
And yet amidst that joy and uproar | Z |
Let us think of them that sleep | A2 |
Full many a fathom deep | A2 |
By thy wild and stormy steep | A2 |
Elsinore | Z |
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Brave hearts to Britain's pride | B2 |
Once so faithful and so true | H |
On the deck of fame that died | B2 |
With the gallant good Riou | H |
Soft sigh the winds of heaven o'er their grave | U |
While the billow mournful rolls | C2 |
And the mermaid's song condoles | C2 |
Singing glory to the souls | C2 |
Of the brave | U |
Thomas Campbell
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