Ballade Of Queen Anne
Andrew Lang 1844 (Selkirk, Scottish Borders) – 1912 (Banchory)
The modish Airs,
The Tansey Brew,
The SWAINS and FAIRS
In curtained Pew;
Nymphs KNELLER drew,
Books BENTLEY read, -
Who knows them, who?
QUEEN ANNE is dead!
We buy her Chairs,
Her China blue,
Her red-brick Squares
We build anew;
But ah! we rue,
When all is said,
The tale o'er-true,
QUEEN ANNE is dead!
Now BULLS and BEARS,
A ruffling Crew,
With Stocks and Shares,
With Turk and Jew,
Go bubbling through
The Town ill-bred:
The World's askew,
QUEEN ANNE is dead!
ENVOY.
Friend, praise the new;
The old is fled:
Vivat FROU-FROU!
QUEEN ANNE is dead!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ababbcbC ababbcbC ababbcbC bcbC |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 526 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 4 |
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