The Sherriff of Nottingham



The Sherriff of Nottingham wasn't lax,
Who coerced people to pay tax,
For him It was nothing at all,
But it did somehow enthrall,
Leaving them poorer and powerless.




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A spoof on that famed historical Sherriff.

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Written on May 29, 2023

Submitted by PolarPaddy on May 29, 2023

Modified by PolarPaddy on May 29, 2023

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Scheme AABBC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 230
Words 44
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

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