Little Man And Little Soul. A Ballad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C DEFFEE DDGHHGG IIJKKJJ LLMHHMM NDHOOHH| To the tune of There was a little man and he wooed a little maid | A |
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| DEDICATED TO THE RT HON CHARLES ABBOT | B |
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| arcades ambo et cantare pares | C |
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| There was a little Man and he had a little Soul | D |
| And he said Little Soul let us try try try | E |
| Whether it's within our reach | F |
| To make up a little Speech | F |
| Just between little you and little I I I | E |
| Just between little you and little I | E |
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| Then said his little Soul | D |
| Peeping from her little hole | D |
| I protest little Man you are stout stout stout | G |
| But if it's not uncivil | H |
| Pray tell me what the devil | H |
| Must our little little speech be about bout bout | G |
| Must our little little speech be about | G |
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| The little Man lookt big | I |
| With the assistance of his wig | I |
| And he called his little Soul to order order order | J |
| Till she feared he'd make her jog in | K |
| To jail like Thomas Croggan | K |
| As she wasn't Duke or Earl to reward her ward her ward her | J |
| As she wasn't Duke or Earl to reward her | J |
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| The little Man then spoke | L |
| Little Soul it is no joke | L |
| For as sure as Jacky Fuller loves a sup sup sup | M |
| I will tell the Prince and People | H |
| What I think of Church and Steeple | H |
| And my little patent plan to prop them up up up | M |
| And my little patent plan to prop them up | M |
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| Away then cheek by jowl | N |
| Little Man and little Soul | D |
| Went and spoke their little speech to a tittle tittle tittle | H |
| And the world all declare | O |
| That this priggish little pair | O |
| Never yet in all their lives lookt so little little little | H |
| Never yet in all their lives lookt so little | H |
Thomas Moore
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