A Tribute To Henry M. Stanley Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCCC CCDD EEFF GGHI CCCC BBGG JJCC BBAA AAGG| Welcome thrice welcome to the city of Dundee | A |
| The great African explorer Henry M Stanley | A |
| Who went out to Africa its wild regions to explore | B |
| And travelled o'er wild and lonely deserts fatigued and footsore | B |
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| And what he and his little band suffered will never be forgot | C |
| Especially one in particular Major Edmund Barttelot | C |
| Alas the brave heroic Officer by a savage was shot | C |
| The commandant of the rear column O hard has been his lot | C |
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| O think of the noble Stanley and his gallant little band | C |
| While travelling through gloomy forests and devastated land | C |
| And suffering from all kinds of hardships under a burning sun | D |
| But the brave hero has been successful and the victory's won | D |
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| While in Africa he saw many wonderful sights | E |
| And was engaged no doubt in many savage fights | E |
| But the wise Creator was with him all along | F |
| And now he's home again to us I hope quite strong | F |
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| And during his travels in Africa he made strange discoveries | G |
| He discovered a dwarfish race of people called pigmies | G |
| Who are said to be the original natives of Africa | H |
| And when Stanley discovered them he was struck with awe | I |
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| One event in particular is most worthy to relate | C |
| How God preserved him from a very cruel fate | C |
| He and his Officers were attacked while sailing their boat | C |
| By the savages of Bumbireh all eager to cut his throat | C |
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| They seized him by the hair and tugged it without fear | B |
| While one of his men received a poke in the ribs with a spear | B |
| But Stanley having presence of mind instantly contrives | G |
| To cry to his men Shove off the boat and save your lives | G |
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| Then savages swarmed into three canoes very close by | J |
| And every bow was drawn while they savagely did cry | J |
| But thee heroic Stanley quickly shot two of them dead | C |
| Then the savages were baffled and immediately fled | C |
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| This incident is startling but nevertheless true | B |
| And in midst of all dangers the Lord brought him through | B |
| Then welcome him thrice welcome him right cheerfully | A |
| Shouting Long live the great African explorer Henry M Stanley | A |
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| Therefore throw open the gates of the city of Dundee | A |
| And receive him with loud cheers three time three | A |
| And sound your trumpets and beat your drums | G |
| And play up See the Conquering Hero Comes | G |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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