Rival Topics.[1] An Extravaganza Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAABACAACDEDEFDFFD GDGHDIHJHHHHHKHKHALA LMHNHDNDNOh Wellington and Stephenson | A |
Oh morn and evening papers | B |
Times Herald Courier Globe and Sun | A |
When will ye cease our ears to stun | A |
With these two heroes' capers | B |
Still Stephenson and Wellington | A |
The everlasting two | C |
Still doomed from rise to set of sun | A |
To hear what mischief one has done | A |
And t'other means to do | C |
What bills the banker past to friends | D |
But never meant to pay | E |
What Bills the other wight intends | D |
As honest in their way | E |
Bills payable at distant sight | F |
Beyond the Grecian kalends | D |
When all good deeds will come to light | F |
When Wellington will do what's right | F |
And Rowland pay his balance | D |
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To catch the banker all have sought | G |
But still the rogue unhurt is | D |
While t'other juggler who'd have thought | G |
Tho' slippery long has just been caught | H |
By old Archbishop Curtis | D |
And such the power of papal crook | I |
The crosier scarce had quivered | H |
About his ears when lo the Duke | J |
Was of a Bull delivered | H |
Sir Richard Birnie doth decide | H |
That Rowland must be mad | H |
In private coach with crest to ride | H |
When chaises could be had | H |
And t'other hero all agree | K |
St Luke's will soon arrive at | H |
If thus he shows off publicly | K |
When he might pass in private | H |
Oh Wellington oh Stephenson | A |
Ye ever boring pair | L |
Where'er I sit or stand or run | A |
Ye haunt me everywhere | L |
Tho' Job had patience tough enough | M |
Such duplicates would try it | H |
Till one's turned out and t'other off | N |
We Shan' have peace or quiet | H |
But small's the chance that Law affords | D |
Such folks are daily let off | N |
And 'twixt the old Bailey and the Lords | D |
They both I fear will get off | N |
Thomas Moore
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