Lines In Praise Of The Lyric Club Banquet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEE DDFF GGDD HHDD IIGG JJKKDD| i Which was Held in the Queens Hotel Perth on the Evening of th September i | A |
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| 'Twas in the year of and on the th of September | B |
| Which for a long time I will remember | B |
| And the gentlemen I entertained in the city of Perth | C |
| Which is one of the grandest cities upon the earth | C |
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| At the Banquet there were gentlemen of high degree | D |
| And the viands they partook of filled their hearts with glee | D |
| There was Beef Fish and Potatoes galore | E |
| And we all ate until we could eat no more | E |
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| The gentlemen present were very kind to me | D |
| And the entertainment I gave them filled their hearts with glee | D |
| Especially the Recital I gave them from Macbeth | F |
| They were so much fascinated they almost lost their breath | F |
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| The audience were orderly and all went well | G |
| As cheerily and as smoothly as a marriage bell | G |
| Mr James Speedie was the chairman and behaved right manfully | D |
| And sang a beautiful song which filled our hearts with glee | D |
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| But when I sang my Rattling Boy from Dublin Town | H |
| The audience were like to pull the house down | H |
| With the hearty applause they showered upon me | D |
| Because I sang the song so merrily | D |
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| But in conclusion I must honestly say | I |
| I haven't been so well treated for manv a day | I |
| Because I got a Splendid Bed in the Queen's Hotel | G |
| And the breakfast I got there I liked right well | G |
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| The treatment I received there would please the Queen | J |
| Because the cooking is most excellent and the beds are clean | J |
| And in conclusion I return my thanks to one and all | K |
| Especially the members of the Lyric Club big and small | K |
| Also the landlord of the Queen's Hotel yours truly | D |
| McGonagall | D |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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