Horatius At The Bridge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEDE FFDFGFEF DFHFIDFJ AJKJAFLF AFDFIAAA DFIFDADA GKIKIEDE| Horatius ban brave yentleman | A |
| Who vatch big bridge at night | B |
| It ban gude many years ago | C |
| Ay ant got date yust right | B |
| Dar ban some foxy geezers | D |
| Who march avay from home | E |
| And tenk they having qvite gude chance | D |
| To raise some hal in Rome | E |
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| Lars Porsena ban starting it | F |
| Ay tenk Lars ban a Svede | F |
| He raise 'bout tousand soldiers | D |
| And put himself in lead | F |
| Then he began tu marching | G |
| And all his frends march tu | F |
| Till they skol come almost to Rome | E |
| Var dey skol rest a few | F |
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| Then op spake Maester Horatius | D |
| Captain of dis har gate | F |
| To every yackass on dis earth | H |
| Death coming sune or late | F |
| So how can ay die better | I |
| Than vatching bridge yu say | D |
| Now who skol standing on my front | F |
| And vatching bridge vith me | J |
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| Then Maester Laertus Larson | A |
| A scrapper fine ban he | J |
| Say Ay skol standing on yure back | K |
| But not on front by yee | J |
| And old Herminius Hermanson | A |
| He ban gude fighter tu | F |
| Say Ay skol taking little smash | L |
| At dese har Svedes vith yu | F |
| - | |
| So ven dis Maester Porsena | A |
| Ban come to big bridge gate | F |
| He sees three husky lumberyacks | D |
| And know he come tu late | F |
| But Lars he ant ban qvitter | I |
| He send 'bout saxteen men | A |
| To taking bridge by yiminy | A |
| Dey ant come back again | A |
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| While old Horatius and his frends | D |
| Ban vatching bridge so gude | F |
| Some aldermen on oder shore | I |
| Ban sawing planty vood | F |
| Ay tal yu ven dese boodlers | D |
| Ban start to tear tengs down | A |
| Dar ant no better vorkers | D |
| Novere in whole dam town | A |
| - | |
| So ven dis bridge start falling | G |
| Horatius' frends yump back | K |
| And he skol stand alone dar | I |
| He ban brave lumberyack | K |
| Then he yump into Tiber | I |
| And say Ay skol svim home | E |
| Dis har ban how Horatius | D |
| Skol turn gude trick for Rome | E |
William F. Kirk
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