Kitty Of Coleraine
Edward Lysaght 1763 (Dublin) – 1811 (Dublin)
As beautiful Kitty one morning was tripping,
With a pitcher of milk from the fair of Coleraine,
When she saw me she stumbled, the pitcher it tumbled,
And all the sweet buttermilk water'd the plain.
"O, what shall I do now, 'twas looking at you now,
Sure, sure, such a pitcher I'll ne'er meet again!
'Twas the pride of my dairy: O Barney M'Cleary!
You're sent as a plague to the girls of Coleraine."
I sat down beside her, and gently did chide her,
That such a misfortune should give her such pain;
A kiss then I gave her, and ere I did leave her,
She vow'd for such pleasure she'd break it again.
'Twas hay-making season, I can't tell the reason,
Misfortunes will never come single, that's plain,
For, very soon after poor Kitty's disaster,
The devil a pitcher was whole in Coleraine.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA AAXA BABA AABA |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 778 |
Words | 148 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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