Descriptive Jottings Of London Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EECC FFEE CCGG GGCC CCCC CCCC CCEE FFCC| As I stood upon London Bridge and viewed the mighty throng | A |
| Of thousands of people in cabs and 'busses rapidly whirling along | A |
| All furiously driving to and fro | B |
| Up one street and down another as quick as they could go | B |
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| Then I was struck with the discordant sound of human voices there | C |
| Which seemed to me like wild geese cackling in the air | C |
| And the river Thames is a most beautiful sight | D |
| To see the steamers sailing upon it by day and by night | D |
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| And the Tower of London is most gloomy to behold | E |
| And the crown of Englandlies there begemmed with precious stones and gold | E |
| King Henry the Sixth was murdered there by the Duke of Glo'ster | C |
| And when he killed him with his sword he called him an impostor | C |
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| St Paul's Cathedral is the finest building that ever I did see | F |
| There's nothing can surpass it in the city of Dundee | F |
| Because it's most magnificent to behold | E |
| With its beautiful dome and spire glittering like gold | E |
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| And as for Nelson's Monument that stands in Trafalgar Square | C |
| It is a most stately monument I most solemnly declare | C |
| And towering defiantly very high | G |
| Which arrests strangers' attention while passing by | G |
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| Then there's two beautiful water fountains spouting up very high | G |
| Where the weary travellers can drink when he feels dry | G |
| And at the foot of the monument there's three bronze lions in grand array | C |
| Enough to make the stranger's heart throb with dismay | C |
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| Then there's Mr Spurgeon a great preacher which no one dare gainsay | C |
| I went to hear him preach on the Sabbath day | C |
| And he made my heart feel light and gay | C |
| When I heard him preach and pray | C |
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| And the Tabernacle was crowded from ceiling to floor | C |
| And many were standing outside the door | C |
| He is an eloquent preacher I solemnly declare | C |
| And I was struck with admiration as I on him did stare | C |
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| Then there's Petticoat Lane I venture to say | C |
| It's a wonderful place on the Sabbath day | C |
| There wearing apparel can be bought to suit the young or old | E |
| For the ready cash silver coppers or gold | E |
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| Oh mighty city of London you are wonderful to see | F |
| And thy beauties no doubt fill the tourist's heart with glee | F |
| But during my short stay and while wandering there | C |
| Mr Spurgeon was the only man I heard speaking proper English I do declare | C |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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