The Ghost Of Miltiades Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC AADDEEAAFFGGHIIJJAA KKLLMMNNOOPPP GGQQRRSSTFUUSSAAEEThe Ghost of Miltiades came at night | A |
And he stood by the bed of the Benthamite | A |
And he said in a voice that thrill'd the frame | B |
If ever the sound of Marathon's name | B |
Hath fir'd they blood or flush'd thy brow | C |
Lover of Liberty rise thee now | C |
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The Benthamite yawning left his bed | A |
Away to the Stock Exchange he sped | A |
And he found the Scrip of Greece so high | D |
That it fir'd his blood it flush'd his eye | D |
And oh 'twas a sight to see | E |
For never was Greek more Greek than he | E |
And still as the premium higher went | A |
His ecstas rose so much per cent | A |
As we see in a glass that tells the weather | F |
The heat and the silver rise together | F |
And Liberty sung from the patriot's lip | G |
While a voice from pocket whisper'd Scrip | G |
The Ghost of Miltiades came again | H |
He smil'd as the pale moon smiles through rain | I |
For his soul was glad at the patriot strain | I |
And poor dear ghost how little he knew | J |
The jobs and the tricks of the Philhellene crew | J |
Blessings and thanks was all he said | A |
Then melting away like a night dream fled | A |
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The Benthamite hears amaz'd that ghosts | K |
Could be such fools and away he posts | K |
A patriot still Ah no ah no | L |
Goddess of Freedom thy scrip is low | L |
And warm and fond as they lovers are | M |
Thou triest their passion when under par | M |
The Benthamite's ardour fast decays | N |
By turns he weeps and swears and prays | N |
And wishes the d l had Crescent and Cross | O |
Ere he had been forc'd to sell at a loss | O |
They quote thim the Stock of various nations | P |
But spite of his classical associations | P |
Lord how he loathes the Greek quotations | P |
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Who'll buy my Scrip Who'll buy my Scrip | G |
Is now the theme of the patriot's lip | G |
And he runs to tell how hard his lot is | Q |
To Messrs Orlando and Luriottis | Q |
And says Oh Greece for Liberty's sake | R |
Do buy my Scrip and I vow to break | R |
Those dark unholy bonds of thine | S |
If you'll only consent to buy up mine | S |
The Ghost of Miltiades came once more | T |
His brow like the night was lowering o'er | F |
And he said with a look that flash'd dismay | U |
Of Liberty's foes the worst are they | U |
Who turn to a trade her cause divine | S |
And gamble for gold on Freedom's shrine | S |
Thus saying the Ghost as he took his flight | A |
Gave a Parthian kick to the Benthamite | A |
Which sent him whimpering off to Jerry | E |
And vanish'd away to the Stygian ferry | E |
Thomas Moore
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