To C. H. Arkcoll Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCBC ABABBCBC ABABBCBC D ACAC| Let them boast of Arabia oppressed | A |
| By the odour of myrrh on the breeze | B |
| In the isles of the East and the West | A |
| That are sweet with the cinnamon trees | B |
| Let the sandal wood perfume the seas | B |
| Give the roses to Rhodes and to Crete | C |
| We are more than content if you please | B |
| With the smell of bog myrtle and peat | C |
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| Though Dan Virgil enjoyed himself best | A |
| With the scent of the limes when the bees | B |
| Hummed low 'round the doves in their nest | A |
| While the vintagers lay at their ease | B |
| Had he sung in our northern degrees | B |
| He'd have sought a securer retreat | C |
| He'd have dwelt where the heart of us flees | B |
| With the smell of bog myrtle and peat | C |
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| Oh the broom has a chivalrous crest | A |
| And the daffodil's fair on the leas | B |
| And the soul of the Southron might rest | A |
| And be perfectly happy with these | B |
| But WE that were nursed on the knees | B |
| Of the hills of the North we would fleet | C |
| Where our hearts might their longing appease | B |
| With the smell of bog myrtle and peat | C |
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| ENVOY | D |
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| Ah Constance the land of our quest | A |
| It is far from the sounds of the street | C |
| Where the Kingdom of Galloway's blest | A |
| With the smell of bog myrtle and peat | C |
Andrew Lang
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