Attempted Assassination Of The Queen Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIA JAKA ALCM NOPO QPRP STCT GUVU FWCW CRXR CYZY| God prosper long our noble Queen | A |
| And long may she reign | B |
| Maclean he tried to shoot her | C |
| But it was all in vain | B |
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| For God He turned the ball aside | D |
| Maclean aimed at her head | E |
| And he felt very angry | F |
| Because he didn't shoot her dead | E |
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| There's a divinity that hedges a king | G |
| And so it does seem | H |
| And my opinion is it has hedged | I |
| Our most gracious Queen | A |
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| Maclean must be a madman | J |
| Which is obvious to be seen | A |
| Or else he wouldn't have tried to shoot | K |
| Our most beloved Queen | A |
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| Victoria is a good Queen | A |
| Which all her subjects know | L |
| And for that God has protected her | C |
| From all her deadly foes | M |
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| She is noble and generous | N |
| Her subjects must confess | O |
| There hasn't been her equal | P |
| Since the days of good Queen Bess | O |
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| Long may she be spared to roam | Q |
| Among the bonnie Highland floral | P |
| And spend many a happy day | R |
| In the palace of Balmoral | P |
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| Because she is very kind | S |
| To the old women there | T |
| And allows them bread tea and sugar | C |
| And each one get a share | T |
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| And when they know of her coming | G |
| Their hearts feel overjoy'd | U |
| Because in general she finds work | V |
| For men that's unemploy'd | U |
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| And she also gives the gipsies money | F |
| While at Balmoral I've been told | W |
| And mind ye seldom silver | C |
| But very often gold | W |
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| I hope God will protect her | C |
| By night and by day | R |
| At home and abroad | X |
| When she's far away | R |
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| May He be as a hedge around her | C |
| As he's been all along | Y |
| And let her live and die in peace | Z |
| Is the end of my song | Y |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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