Tipperary. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC A DCDC A ECEC F GCGC C HCHC F FCFC F ICIC F BCBC| I | A |
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| Let Britain boast her British hosts | B |
| About them all right little care we | C |
| Not British seas nor British coasts | B |
| Can match the Man of Tipperary | C |
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| II | A |
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| Tall is his form his heart is warm | D |
| His spirit light as any fairy | C |
| His wrath is fearful as the storm | D |
| That sweeps the Hills of Tipperary | C |
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| III | A |
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| Lead him to fight for native land | E |
| His is no courage cold and wary | C |
| The troops live not on earth would stand | E |
| The headlong charge of Tipperary | C |
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| IV | F |
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| Yet meet him in his cabin rude | G |
| Or dancing with his dark haired Mary | C |
| You'd swear they knew no other mood | G |
| But Mirth and Love in Tipperary | C |
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| V | C |
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| You're free to share his scanty meal | H |
| His plighted word he'll never vary | C |
| In vain they tried with gold and steel | H |
| To shake the Faith of Tipperary | C |
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| VI | F |
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| Soft is his cailin's sunny eye | F |
| Her mien is mild her step is airy | C |
| Her heart is fond her soul is high | F |
| Oh she's the Pride of Tipperary | C |
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| VII | F |
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| Let Britain brag her motley rag | I |
| We'll lift the Green more proud and airy | C |
| Be mine the lot to bear that flag | I |
| And head the Men of Tipperary | C |
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| VIII | F |
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| Though Britain boasts her British hosts | B |
| About them all right little care we | C |
| Give us to guard our native coasts | B |
| The matchless Men of Tipperary | C |
Thomas Osborne Davis
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