Ale Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDD ECFCGH IJKLMM CNOPQQ| Now do I hear thee weep and groan | A |
| Who hath a comrade sunk at sea | B |
| Then quaff thee of my good old ale | C |
| And it will raise him up for thee | B |
| Thoul't think as little of him then | D |
| As when he moved with living men | D |
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| If thou hast hopes to move the world | E |
| And every effort it doth fail | C |
| Then to thy side call Jack and Jim | F |
| And bid them drink with thee good ale | C |
| So may the world that would not hear | G |
| Perish in hell with all your care | H |
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| One quart of good ale and I | I |
| Feel then what life immortal is | J |
| The brain is empty of all thought | K |
| The heart is brimming o'er with bliss | L |
| Time's first child Life doth live but Death | M |
| The second hath not yet his breath | M |
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| Give me a quart of good old ale | C |
| Am I a homeless man on earth | N |
| Nay I want not your roof and quilt | O |
| I'll lie warm at the moon's cold hearth | P |
| No grumbling ghost to grudge my bed | Q |
| His grave ha ha holds up my head | Q |
William Henry Davies
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