Rival Topics.[1] An Extravaganza Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABAABACAACDEDEFDFFD GDGHDIHJHHHHHKHKHALA LMHNHDNDN

Oh Wellington and StephensonA
Oh morn and evening papersB
Times Herald Courier Globe and SunA
When will ye cease our ears to stunA
With these two heroes' capersB
Still Stephenson and WellingtonA
The everlasting twoC
Still doomed from rise to set of sunA
To hear what mischief one has doneA
And t'other means to doC
What bills the banker past to friendsD
But never meant to payE
What Bills the other wight intendsD
As honest in their wayE
Bills payable at distant sightF
Beyond the Grecian kalendsD
When all good deeds will come to lightF
When Wellington will do what's rightF
And Rowland pay his balanceD
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To catch the banker all have soughtG
But still the rogue unhurt isD
While t'other juggler who'd have thoughtG
Tho' slippery long has just been caughtH
By old Archbishop CurtisD
And such the power of papal crookI
The crosier scarce had quiveredH
About his ears when lo the DukeJ
Was of a Bull deliveredH
Sir Richard Birnie doth decideH
That Rowland must be madH
In private coach with crest to rideH
When chaises could be hadH
And t'other hero all agreeK
St Luke's will soon arrive atH
If thus he shows off publiclyK
When he might pass in privateH
Oh Wellington oh StephensonA
Ye ever boring pairL
Where'er I sit or stand or runA
Ye haunt me everywhereL
Tho' Job had patience tough enoughM
Such duplicates would try itH
Till one's turned out and t'other offN
We Shan' have peace or quietH
But small's the chance that Law affordsD
Such folks are daily let offN
And 'twixt the old Bailey and the LordsD
They both I fear will get offN

Thomas Moore



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