Kemp Owyne Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HFFFIF JFKF CFFF JFLF MFCFC NOJFL PFCFC NOJFLF PFCFC NOQFLF| Her mother died when she was young | A |
| Which gave her cause to make great moan | B |
| Her father married the warst woman | C |
| That ever lived in Christendom | D |
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| She served her with foot and hand | E |
| In every thing that she could dee | F |
| Till once in an unlucky time | G |
| She threw her in ower Craigy's sea | F |
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| Says 'Lie you there dove Isabel | H |
| And all my sorrows lie with thee | F |
| Till Kemp Owyne come ower the sea | F |
| And borrow you with kisses three | F |
| Let all the warld do what they will | I |
| Oh borrowed shall you never be | F |
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| Her breath grew strang her hair grew lang | J |
| And twisted thrice about the tree | F |
| And all the people far and near | K |
| Thought that a savage beast was she | F |
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| These news did come to Kemp Owyne | C |
| Where he lived far beyond the sea | F |
| He hasted him to Craigy's sea | F |
| And on the savage beast lookd he | F |
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| Her breath was strang her hair was lang | J |
| And twisted was about the tree | F |
| And with a swing she came about | L |
| 'Come to Craigy's sea and kiss with me | F |
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| 'Here is a royal belt ' she cried | M |
| 'That I have found in the green sea | F |
| And while your body it is on | C |
| Drawn shall your blood never be | F |
| But if you touch me tail or fin | C |
| I vow my belt your death shall be ' | - |
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| He stepped in gave her a kiss | N |
| The royal belt he brought him wi | O |
| Her breath was strang her hair was lang | J |
| And twisted twice about the tree | F |
| And with a swing she came about | L |
| 'Come to Craigy's sea and kiss with me ' | - |
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| 'Here is a royal ring ' she said | P |
| 'That I have found in the green sea | F |
| And while your finger it is on | C |
| Drawn shall your blood never be | F |
| But if you touch me tail or fin | C |
| I swear my ring your death shall be ' | - |
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| He stepped in gave her a kiss | N |
| The royal ring he brought him wi | O |
| Her breath was strang her hair was lang | J |
| And twisted ance about the tree | F |
| And with a swing she came about | L |
| 'Come to Craigy's sea and kiss with me | F |
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| 'Here is a royal brand ' she said | P |
| 'That I have found in the green sea | F |
| And while your body it is on | C |
| Drawn shall your blood never be | F |
| But if you touch me tail or fin | C |
| I swear my brand your death shall be ' | - |
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| He stepped in gave her a kiss | N |
| The royal brand he brought him wi | O |
| Her breath was sweet her hair grew short | Q |
| And twisted nane about the tree | F |
| And smilingly she came about | L |
| As fair a woman as fair could be | F |
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