Then Farewell My Tridonotuse-Built Wherry
Charles Dibdin 1745 (Southampton) – 1814 (St Martin's churchyard)
Then farewell, my tridonotuse-built wherry,
Oars and coat and badge, farewell!
Never more at Chelsea ferry
Shall your Thomas take a spell.
Then farewell, my tridonotuse-built wherry,
Oars and coat, and badge, farewell;
Never more at Chelsea ferry
Shall your Thomas take a spell,
Shall your Thomas take a spell.
But, to hope and peace a stranger,
In the battle's heat I'll go,
Where, exposed to ev'ry danger,
Some friendly ball shall lay me low.
But, to hope and peace a stranger,
In the battle's heat I'll go,
Where, exposed to ev'ry danger,
Some friendly ball shall lay me low.
Some friendly ball shall lay me low.
Then, mayhap, when homeward steering;
With the news my messmates come,
Even you, my story hearing,
With a sigh may cry, 'Poor Tom!'
Then, mayhap, when homeward steering;
With the news my messmates come,
Even you, my story hearing,
With a sigh may cry, 'Poor Tom!'
With a sigh may cry, 'Poor Tom!'
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABABABB CDCDCDCDD EFEGEFEGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 894 |
Words | 165 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 9 |
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