Let History Be My Judge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDF GHGI GJGK LHMN OPOQ GRGS| We made all possible preparations | A |
| Drew up a list of firms | B |
| Constantly revised our calculations | A |
| And allotted the farms | C |
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| Issued all the orders expedient | D |
| In this kind of case | E |
| Most as was expectd were obedient | D |
| Though there were murmurs of course | F |
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| Chiefly against our exercising | G |
| Our old right to abuse | H |
| Even some sort of attempt at rising | G |
| But these were mere boys | I |
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| For never serious misgiving | G |
| Occurred to anyone | J |
| Since there could be no question of living | G |
| If we did not win | K |
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| The generally accepted view teaches | L |
| That there was no excuse | H |
| Though in the light of recent researches | M |
| Many would find the cause | N |
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| In a not uncommon form of terror | O |
| Others still more astute | P |
| Point to possibilities of error | O |
| At the very start | Q |
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| As for ourselves there is left remaining | G |
| Our honour at least | R |
| And a reasonable chance of retaining | G |
| Our faculties to the last | S |
W. H. Auden
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