Peg Of Limavaddy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDBEE EFGFHFFAFFIFJEEE KEEELFEFMNON EP QRSTUVTV AFEFFTWTNTETXEFE YNANTTETTNZ ENA2NAEEEEFNA ENFNEEA2EB2TET ENC2ND2TA2TENTN D2FTFEEE2 C2E2TF2 AEG2EEETETNEN NE2TE2AEFEENEN TTH2TI2TETNEEE NENENENENENE NENENENENJ2NERiding from Coleraine | A |
Famed for lovely Kitty | B |
Came a Cockney bound | C |
Unto Derry city | B |
Weary was his soul | D |
Shivering and sad he | B |
Bumped along the road | E |
Leads to Limavaddy | E |
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Mountains stretch'd around | E |
Gloomy was their tinting | F |
And the horse's hoofs | G |
Made a dismal clinting | F |
Wind upon the heath | H |
Howling was and piping | F |
On the heath and bog | F |
Black with many a snipe in | A |
Mid the bogs of black | F |
Silver pools were flashing | F |
Crows upon their sides | I |
Picking were and splashing | F |
Cockney on the car | J |
Closer folds his plaidy | E |
Grumbling at the road | E |
Leads to Limavaddy | E |
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Through the crashing woods | K |
Autumn brawld and bluster'd | E |
Tossing round about | E |
Leaves the hue of mustard | E |
Yonder lay Lough Foyle | L |
Which a storm was whipping | F |
Covering with mist | E |
Lake and shores and shipping | F |
Up and down the hill | M |
Nothing could be bolder | N |
Horse went with a raw | O |
Bleeding on his shoulder | N |
'Where are horses changed ' | - |
Said I to the laddy | E |
Driving on the box | P |
'Sir at Limavaddy ' | - |
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Limavaddy inn's | Q |
But a humble bait house | R |
Where you may procure | S |
Whiskey and potatoes | T |
Landlord at the door | U |
Gives a smiling welcome | V |
To the shivering wights | T |
Who to his hotel come | V |
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Landlady within | A |
Sits and knits a stocking | F |
With a wary foot | E |
Baby's cradle rocking | F |
To the chimney nook | F |
Having found admittance | T |
There I watch a pup | W |
Playing with two kittens | T |
Playing round the fire | N |
Which of blazing turf is | T |
Roaring to the pot | E |
Which bubbles with the murphies | T |
And the cradled babe | X |
Fond the mother nursed it | E |
Singing it a song | F |
As she twists the worsted | E |
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Up and down the stair | Y |
Two more young ones patter | N |
Twins were never seen | A |
Dirtier nor fatter | N |
Both have mottled legs | T |
Both have snubby noses | T |
Both have Here the host | E |
Kindly interposes | T |
'Sure you must be froze | T |
With the sleet and hail sir | N |
So will you have some punch | Z |
Or will you have some ale sir ' | - |
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Presently a maid | E |
Enters with the liquor | N |
Half a pint of ale | A2 |
Frothing in a beaker | N |
Gads didn't know | A |
What my beating heart meant | E |
Hebe's self I thought | E |
Entered the apartment | E |
As she came she smiled | E |
And the smile bewitching | F |
On my word and honor | N |
Lighted all the kitchen | A |
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With a curtsy neat | E |
Greeting the new comer | N |
Lovely smiling Peg | F |
Offers me the rummer | N |
But my trembling hand | E |
Up the beaker tilted | E |
And the glass of ale | A2 |
Every drop I spilt it | E |
Spilt it every drop | B2 |
Dames who read my volumes | T |
Pardon such a word | E |
On my what d'ye call 'ems | T |
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Witnessing the sight | E |
Of that dire disaster | N |
Out began to laugh | C2 |
Missis maid and master | N |
Such a merry peal | D2 |
'Specially Miss Peg's was | T |
As the glass of ale | A2 |
Trickling down my legs was | T |
That the joyful sound | E |
Of that mingling laughter | N |
Echoed in my ears | T |
Many a long day after | N |
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Such a silver peal | D2 |
In the meadows listening | F |
You who've heard the bells | T |
Ringing to a christening | F |
You who ever heard | E |
Caradori pretty | E |
Smiling like an angel | E2 |
Singing 'Giovinetti ' | - |
Fancy Peggy's laugh | C2 |
Sweet and clear and cheerful | E2 |
At my pantaloons | T |
With half a pint of beer full | F2 |
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When the laugh was done | A |
Peg the pretty hussy | E |
Moved about the room | G2 |
Wonderfully busy | E |
Now she looks to see | E |
If the kettle keep hot | E |
Now she rubs the spoons | T |
Now she cleans the teapot | E |
Now she sets the cups | T |
Trimly and secure | N |
Now she scours a pot | E |
And so it was I drew her | N |
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Thus it was I drew her | N |
Scouring of a kettle | E2 |
Faith her blushing cheeks | T |
Redden'd on the metal | E2 |
Ah but 'tis in vain | A |
That I try to sketch it | E |
The pot perhaps is like | F |
But Peggy's face is wretched | E |
No the best of lead | E |
And of indian rubber | N |
Never could depict | E |
That sweet kettle scrubber | N |
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See her as she moves | T |
Scarce the ground she touches | T |
Airy as a fay | H2 |
Graceful as a duchess | T |
Bare her rounded arm | I2 |
Bare her little leg is | T |
Vestris never show'd | E |
Ankles like to Peggy's | T |
Braided is her hair | N |
Soft her look and modest | E |
Slim her little waist | E |
Comfortably bodiced | E |
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This I do declare | N |
Happy is the laddy | E |
Who the heart can share | N |
Of Peg of Limavaddy | E |
Married if she were | N |
Blest would be the daddy | E |
Of the children fair | N |
Of Peg of Limavaddy | E |
Beauty is not rare | N |
In the land of Paddy | E |
Fair beyond compare | N |
Is Peg of Limavaddy | E |
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Citizen or Squire | N |
Tory Whig or Radi | E |
cal would all desire | N |
Peg of Limavaddy | E |
Had I Homer's fire | N |
Or that of Serjeant Taddy | E |
Meetly I'd admire | N |
Peg of Limavaddy | E |
And till I expire | N |
Or till I grow mad I | J2 |
Will sing unto my lyre | N |
Peg of Limavaddy | E |
William Makepeace Thackeray
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