Analysis of Oddfellowship in Ingersoll
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
We look in vain for our past grands,
Now scattered over many lands ;
For some o'er the wide world doth rove,
And some have joined Grand Lodge above.
But ever since Father Adam's fall
We are dependent creatures all.
Though man is weak yet he may join
With others, strength for to combine-
A single rod is easily broken,
Bundle is of strength the token.
The illustration, it was grand
Which was given by Reverend Bland,
Five Oddfellows all in one hand
And yet they all united stand,
Each finger hath a different length
Each finger varies in its strength.
Each one is weak, but a firm fist
You can scarcely break or twist.
Tis same with members of a Lodge,
United, them you cannot budge.
Then let us, linked with friendly chain,
Friendship, love and truth maintain,
And aid our brothers in distress,
The widows and the orphans bless ;
Then let each Lodge strive all it can,
Both Oxford and Samaritan,
To aid distressed brother man ;
Extending influence for good
And universal brotherhood.
Scheme | AAXXBBXXCC DDDDEEFFXX GGHHICIJJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111011 11010101 111001111 01111101 110110101 11010101 11111111 11011110 0101110010 10111010 0010111 111011001 111011 01110101 110101001 11010011 11111011 1110111 11110101 01011101 11111101 1010101 011010001 01000101 11111111 11000100 1101101 01010011 001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 971 |
Words | 176 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 9 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 260 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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