Brilliant, Henry! Only an Aussie (all antipodean rednecks, god bless 'em) could have deciphered it. Dipthongs ("me-yun") and other oddities ("gir-rul") account for this.
I've often thought that a good scholarly article could be written on the effect of regional dialect upon meter (not to mention rhyme). Will anyone rise to the bait? Hardy would be a good starting point.
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