Farewell Address At The Argyle Hall Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB BCBB DDEE FGHH DDEE IIII AABB| Fellow Citizens of Dundee | A |
| I now must bid farewell to ye | A |
| For I am going to London far away | B |
| But when I will return again I cannot say | B |
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| Farewell Farewell to the bonnie banks o' the Silvery Tay | B |
| Also the beautiful Hill o' Balgay | C |
| And the ill fated Bridge o' the Silvery Tay | B |
| Which I will remember when I am far away | B |
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| Farewell to my friends and patrons all | D |
| That rallied around me in the Music Hall | D |
| And those that has rallied around me to night | E |
| I shall not forget when out of sight | E |
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| And if I ever return to Dundee again | F |
| I hope it will be with the laurels of fame | G |
| Plac'd on my brow by dame fortune that fickle Jade | H |
| And to Court her favour I am not afraid | H |
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| Farewell to every one in the Argyle Hall | D |
| That has Come to hear McGonagall | D |
| Recite and sing his Songs to night | E |
| Which I hope will long be rernember'd when I'm out of sight | E |
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| Adieu to all my enemies that want to mock me when passing by | I |
| But I excuse them for their ignorance and leave them to the most high | I |
| And once again my friends and enemies I bid ye all good bye | I |
| And when I am gone ye will for me heave a sigh | I |
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| I return my thanks to my Chairman and my Committee | A |
| For the Kindness they have always shown to me | A |
| I hope the Lord will protect them when I am far away | B |
| And prosper them in all their undertakings by night and by day | B |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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