The Sailor's Sweetheart Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBAADE FGAGAADE AHIHAEJE| O if love were had for asking | A |
| In the markets of the town | B |
| Hardly a lass would think to wear | C |
| A fine silken gown | B |
| But love is had by grieving | A |
| By choosing and by leaving | A |
| And there's no one now to ask me | D |
| If heavy lies my heart | E |
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| O if love were had for a deep wish | F |
| In the deadness of the night | G |
| There'd be a truce to longing | A |
| Between the dusk and the light | G |
| But love is had for sighing | A |
| For living and for dying | A |
| And there's no one now to ask me | D |
| If heavy lies my heart | E |
| - | |
| O if love were had for taking | A |
| Like honey from the hive | H |
| The bees that made the tender stuff | I |
| Could hardly keep alive | H |
| But love it is a wounded thing | A |
| A tremor and a smart | E |
| And there's no one left to kiss me now | J |
| Over my heavy heart | E |
Duncan Campbell Scott
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