Give Me A Lass With A Lump Of Land Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD ABABAEAE FGFGHIHI| Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land | A |
| And we for life shall gang thegither | B |
| Tho' daft or wise I'll never demand | A |
| Or black or fair it maks na whether | B |
| I'm aff with wit and beauty will fade | C |
| And blood alane is no worth a shilling | D |
| But she that's rich her market's made | C |
| For ilka charm about her is killing | D |
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| Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land | A |
| And in my bosom I'll hug my treasure | B |
| Gin I had anes her gear in my hand | A |
| Should love turn dowf it will find pleasure | B |
| Laugh on wha likes but there's my hand | A |
| I hate with poortith tho' bonny to meddle | E |
| Unless they bring cash or a lump of land | A |
| They'se never get me to dance to their fiddle | E |
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| There's meikle good love in bands and bags | F |
| And siller and gowd's a sweet complexion | G |
| But beauty and wit and virtue in rags | F |
| Have tint the art of gaining affection | G |
| Love tips his arrows with woods and parks | H |
| And castles and riggs and moors and meadows | I |
| And naithing can catch our modern sparks | H |
| But well tocher'd lasses or jointur'd widows | I |
Allan Ramsay
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