The Stranger-man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB BBBB| Now what is that my daughter dear upon thy cheek so fair | A |
| 'Tis but a kiss my mother dear kind fortune sent it there | A |
| It was a courteous stranger man that gave it unto me | B |
| And it is passing red because it was the last of three | B |
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| A kiss indeed my daughter dear I marvel in surprise | C |
| Such conduct with a stranger man I fear me was not wise | C |
| Methought the same my mother dear and so at three forbore | B |
| Although the courteous stranger man vowed he had many more | B |
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| Now prithee daughter quickly go and bring the stranger here | B |
| And bid him hie and bid him fly to me my daughter dear | B |
| For times be very very hard and blessings eke so rare | B |
| I fain would meet a stranger man that hath a kiss to spare | B |
Arthur Macy
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