Letter From Larry O'branigan To The Rev. Murthagh O'mulligan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEAF GFFF AEHE AEAA IAIA| Arrah where were you Murthagh that beautiful day | A |
| Or how came it your riverence was laid on the shelf | B |
| When that poor craythur Bobby as you were away | A |
| Had to make twice as big a Tomfool of himself | B |
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| Troth it wasn't at all civil to lave in the lurch | C |
| A boy so deserving your tindhr'est affection | D |
| Too such iligant Siamase twins of the Church | C |
| As Bob and yourself ne'er should cut the connection | D |
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| If thus in two different directions you pull | E |
| 'Faith they'll swear that yourself and your riverend brother | F |
| Are like those quare foxes in Gregory's Bull | E |
| Whose tails were joined one way while they lookt | A |
| another | F |
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| Och blest be he whosomdever he be | G |
| That helpt soft Magee to that Bull of a Letther | F |
| Not even my own self tho' I sometimes make free | F |
| At such bull manufacture could make him a betther | F |
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| To be sure when a lad takes to forgin' this way | A |
| 'Tis a thrick he's much timpted to carry on gayly | E |
| Till at last his injanious devices | H |
| Show him up not at Exether Hall but the Ould Bailey | E |
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| That parsons should forge thus appears mighty odd | A |
| And as if somethin' odd in their names too must be | E |
| One forger of ould was a riverend Dod | A |
| While a riverend Todd's now his match to a T | A |
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| But no matther who did it all blessin's betide him | I |
| For dishin' up Bob in a manner so nate | A |
| And there wanted but you Murthagh 'vourneen beside him | I |
| To make the whole grand dish of bull calf complate | A |
Thomas Moore
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