By Wood And Wold - A Preamble Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDCDEFEFGHGH IJIKLMLMNONP| Beneath the greenwood bough | A |
| W Scott | B |
| - | |
| Lightly the breath of the spring wind blows | C |
| Though laden with faint perfume | D |
| 'Tis the fragrance rare that the bushman knows | C |
| The scent of the wattle bloom | D |
| Two thirds of our journey at least are done | E |
| Old horse let us take a spell | F |
| In the shade from the glare of the noonday sun | E |
| Thus far we have travell'd well | F |
| Your bridle I'll slip your saddle ungirth | G |
| And lay them beside this log | H |
| For you'll roll in that track of reddish earth | G |
| And shake like a water dog | H |
| - | |
| Upon yonder rise there's a clump of trees | I |
| Their shadows look cool and broad | J |
| You can crop the grass as fast as you please | I |
| While I stretch my limbs on the sward | K |
| 'Tis pleasant I ween with a leafy screen | L |
| O'er the weary head to lie | M |
| On the mossy carpet of emerald green | L |
| 'Neath the vault of the azure sky | M |
| Thus all alone by the wood and wold | N |
| I yield myself once again | O |
| To the memories old that like tales fresh told | N |
| Come flitting across the brain | P |
Adam Lindsay Gordon
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