Beautiful Torquay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEF GGFE HHII JJKK CCLL MMNN JJFF OOFF PPFF NNFF MMBB| All ye lovers of the picturesque away | A |
| To beautiful Torquay and spend a holiday | A |
| 'Tis health for invalids for to go there | B |
| To view the beautiful scenery and inhale the fragrant air | B |
| Especially in the winter and spring time of the year | C |
| When the weather is not too hot but is balmy and clear | C |
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| Torquay lies in a very deep and well sheltered spot | D |
| And at first sight by strangers it won't be forgot | D |
| 'Tis said to be the mildest place in ah England | E |
| And surrounded by lofty hills most beautiful and grand | F |
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| Twas here that William of Orange first touched English ground | G |
| And as he viewed the beautiful spot his heart with joy did rebound | G |
| And an obelisk marks the spot where he did stand | F |
| And which for long will be remembered throughout England | E |
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| Torquay with its pier and its diadem of white | H |
| Is a moat beautiful and very dazzling sight | H |
| With its white villas glittering on the sides of its green hills | I |
| And as the tourist gases thereon with joy his heart fills | I |
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| The heights around Torquay are most beautiful to be seen | J |
| Especially when the trees and shrubberies are green | J |
| And to see the pretty houses under the cliff is a treat | K |
| And the little town enclosed where two deep valleys meet | K |
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| There is also a fine bathing establishment near the pier | C |
| Where the tourist can bathe without any fear | C |
| And as the tourists there together doth stroll | L |
| I advise them to visit a deep chasm called Daddy's Hole | L |
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| Then there's Bablicome only two miles from Torquay | M |
| Which will make the stranger's heart feel gay | M |
| As he stands on the cliff four hundred feet above the sea | N |
| Looking down 'tis sure to fill his heart with ecstasy | N |
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| The lodging houses at Bablicome are magnificent to be seen | J |
| And the accommodation there would suit either king or queen | J |
| And there's some exquisite cottages embowered in the woodland | F |
| And sloping down to the sea shore is really very grand | F |
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| You do not wonder at Napoleon's exclamation | O |
| As he stood on the deck of the Bellerophon in a fit of admiration | O |
| When the vessel was lying to windbound | F |
| He exclaimed Oh what a beautiful country his joy was profound | F |
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| And as the tourist there in search of beautiful spots doth rove | P |
| Let them not forget to enquire for Anstey's Cove | P |
| And there they will see a beautiful beach of milky white | F |
| And the sight will fill their hearts with delight | F |
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| Oh beautiful Torquay with your lovely scenery | N |
| And your magnificent cottages sloping down to the sea | N |
| You are the most charming spot in all England | F |
| With your picturesque bay and villas most grand | F |
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| And in conclusion to tourists I will say | M |
| Off off to Torquay and make no delay | M |
| For the scenery is magnificent and salubrious the air | B |
| And 'tis good for the health to reside there | B |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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