Analysis of Farewell Address at the Argyle Hall
William Topaz McGonagall 1825 – 1902 (Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh)
Fellow Citizens of Dundee.
I now must bid farewell to ye.
For I am going to London far away.
But when I will return again I cannot say.
Farewell! Farewell! to the bonnie banks o' the Silvery Tay.
Also the beautiful Hill o' Balgay.
And the ill fated Bridge o' the Silvery Tay.
Which I will remember when I am far away.
Farewell! to my friends and, patrons all.
That rallied around me in the Music Hall.
And those that has rallied around me to night,
I shall not forget when out of sight.
And, if I ever return to Dundee again,
I hope it will be with the laurels of fame.
Plac'd on my brow by dame fortune that fickle Jade.
And, to Court her favour I am not afraid.
Farewell! to every one in the Argyle Hall.
That has Come to hear McGonagall.
Recite, and sing, his Songs to night.
Which I hope will long be rernember'd when I'm out of sight.
Adieu to all my enemies that want to mock me when passing by.
But I excuse them for their ignorance and leave them to the most high.
And, once again, my friends, and enemies. I bid ye all good bye.
And when I am gone ye will for me heave a sigh :-
I return my thanks to my Chairman and my Committee,
For the Kindness they have always shown to me.
I hope the Lord! will protect them when I am far away.
And prosper them in all their undertakings by night and by day.
Scheme | AABB BXBB CCDD XXEE CCDD FFFF AABB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (86%) |
Metre | 10100101 1111111 11110110101 111101011101 1110101101001 100100111 001101101001 111010111101 11110101 11001100101 01111001111 111011111 011100110101 11111101011 111111101101 0110111101 1110010011 111111 01011111 111111111111 01111100111111101 11011111000111011 0101110100111111 011111111101 10111111001010 1010111111 11011011111101 010101110011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,292 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 31 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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