Song Of The Battle Eve Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDDCC EEFGGFF HFIBBII JJIKKLL| i Time the Ninth Century i | A |
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| To morrow comrade we | B |
| On the battle plain must be | B |
| There to conquer or both lie low | C |
| The morning star is up | D |
| But there's wine still in the cup | D |
| And we'll take another quaff ere we go boy go | C |
| We'll take another quaff ere we go | C |
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| 'Tis true in manliest eyes | E |
| A passing tear will rise | E |
| When we think of the friends we leave lone | F |
| But what can wailing do | G |
| See our goblet's weeping too | G |
| With its tears we'll chase away our own boy our own | F |
| With its tears we'll chase away our own | F |
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| But daylight's stealing on | H |
| The last that o'er us shone | F |
| Saw our children around us play | I |
| The next ah where shall we | B |
| And those rosy urchins be | B |
| But no matter grasp thy sword and away boy away | I |
| No matter grasp thy sword and away | I |
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| Let those who brook the chain | J |
| Of Saxon or of Dane | J |
| Ignobly by their fire sides stay | I |
| One sigh to home be given | K |
| One heartfelt prayer to heaven | K |
| Then for Erin and her cause boy hurra hurra hurra | L |
| Then for Erin and her cause hurra | L |
Thomas Moore
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