The Ex Official's Lament Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEDEFGFGHBHBIJIJ FKFKLMLMNONOPQRQFFNF SFSFTFTFUBUBVJVJ| Alas alas my power is gone | A |
| I thought 'twould last for ever | B |
| But now 'tis over I must own | C |
| They've done it very clever | B |
| I could have feather'd well my nest | D |
| If I had been permitted | E |
| To that intent I did my best | D |
| To have my friend acquitted | E |
| 'Congratulatory address' | F |
| I also did procure him | G |
| Among my influential class | F |
| And thought this must secure him | G |
| In fact I left no means untried | H |
| To smother up the matter | B |
| And on my influence relied | H |
| To stop the diggers' chatter | B |
| But rumours soon got spread about | I |
| Of this our camp proceeding | J |
| And very soon we all found out | I |
| That discontent was breeding | J |
| At last the diggers on the place | F |
| Determined to assemble | K |
| Which when I saw I must confess | F |
| I inwardly did tremble | K |
| And yet to awe the vulgar crowd | L |
| I got the troopers round me | M |
| When groans and hisses long and loud | L |
| Completely did confound me | M |
| My brethren then with all their might | N |
| Endeavoured to allay them | O |
| When lo it rose to such a height | N |
| No speech of ours could stay them | O |
| I always thought the common herd | P |
| Should render blind submission | Q |
| Should ne'er have once presumed or dared | R |
| To question our decision | Q |
| But now they talk about their 'rights' | F |
| As much as their superiors | F |
| Though 'Gentlemen' I'm certain quite | N |
| All view them as inferiors | F |
| Could we but get them down once more | S |
| We'd hold them in such fetters | F |
| As would restrain them evermore | S |
| From meddling with their betters | F |
| But now alas I see no way | T |
| To gratify my wishes | F |
| With all our schemes we've lost the day | T |
| For getting loaves and fishes | F |
| Intelligence is gaining ground | U |
| We can hold out no longer | B |
| Where'er I cast my eyes around | U |
| The 'league' is getting stronger | B |
| Left to our fate we can but grieve | V |
| To see their ranks increasing | J |
| Oh could we have have a short reprieve | V |
| The diggers to be fleecing | J |
William Gay
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