Sir Patrick Spence Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC CABC BCDC CECE CEBF GCBE AEBC HACA CCDC CBIB BJDC| The king sits in Dumferling toune | A |
| Drinking the blude reid wine | A |
| quot O whar will I get guid sailor | B |
| To sail this schip of mine quot | C |
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| Up and spak an eldern knicht | C |
| Sat at the kings richt kne | A |
| quot Sir Patrick Spence is the best sailor | B |
| That sails upon the se quot | C |
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| The king has written a braid letter | B |
| And signd it wi his hand | C |
| And sent it to Sir Patrick Spence | D |
| Was walking on the sand | C |
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| The first line that Sir Patrick red | C |
| A loud lauch lauched he | E |
| The next line that Sir Patrick red | C |
| The teir blinded his ee | E |
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| quot O wha is this has don this deid | C |
| This ill deid don to me | E |
| To send me out this time o' the yeir | B |
| To sail upon the se | F |
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| quot Mak hast mak haste my mirry men all | G |
| Our guid schip sails the morne quot | C |
| quot O say na sae my master deir | B |
| For I feir a deadlie storme | E |
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| quot Late late yestreen I saw the new moone | A |
| Wi the auld moone in hir arme | E |
| And I feir I feir my deir master | B |
| That we will cum to harme quot | C |
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| O our Scots nobles wer richt laith | H |
| To weet their cork heild schoone | A |
| Bot lang owre a' the play wer playd | C |
| Thair hats they swam aboone | A |
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| O lang lang may their ladies sit | C |
| Wi thair fans into their hand | C |
| Or eir they se Sir Patrick Spence | D |
| Cum sailing to the land | C |
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| O lang lang may the ladies stand | C |
| Wi thair gold kems in their hair | B |
| Waiting for thair ain deir lords | I |
| For they'll se thame na mair | B |
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| Haf owre haf owre to Aberdour | B |
| It's fiftie fadom deip | J |
| And thair lies guid Sir Patrick Spence | D |
| Wi the Scots lords at his feit | C |
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