Marjorie-s Wooing Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB B DE F G H IJK LEC MN L O L O LGP OEQ RST| THE corn was yellow upon the cliffs | A |
| The fluttering grass was green to see | B |
| The waves were blue as the sky above | C |
| And the sun it was shining merrily | B |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie Marjorie do you love me | B |
| Faithfully truly as I love you ' | - |
| The little lass reddened and whitened and smiled | D |
| And answered him with her clear eyes of blue | E |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie you are but gentle and young | F |
| I am too old and too rough for you ' | - |
| The little lass trustfully giving her hand | G |
| Answered 'I love you faithful and true ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie Marjorie when shall we wed ' | - |
| 'As soon as you will it to morrow to day ' | - |
| 'Marjorie Marjorie if you knew all | H |
| Would you still say me the words that you say ' | - |
| - | |
| 'If I knew all ' said the little lass | I |
| 'I know you are Kenneth the brave and strong | J |
| I know that I love and that you are good | K |
| I will know it e'er and have known it long ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie Marjorie if I should say | L |
| I fled from prison to come to you | E |
| I stabbed a man all for jealous love | C |
| I am not noble nor good nor true ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Kenneth your eyes would belie your words ' | - |
| Boldly and bravely the lass replied | M |
| 'Why should God fill them with love and truth | N |
| And your heart with cruelty hate and pride ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie Marjorie if I should say | L |
| That I loved many ere I loved you ' | - |
| 'Ere you had seen me ' Marjorie said | O |
| ' How could you know I was loving and true ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie Marjorie if I should say | L |
| That I was outcast on land and on sea ' | - |
| 'All the more reason ' the little maid said | O |
| ' Why you should ever be loved by me ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie Marjorie if I should say | L |
| That I was noble and titled and grand | G |
| Lord of the woods and the castle and park | P |
| Lord of the acres of corn o'er the land ' | - |
| - | |
| Dropping a courtesy the little lass said | O |
| 'Still should I love you and ever be true | E |
| But if you found me too lowly and poor | Q |
| I should bid farewell and go die for you ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Marjorie darling I tell you then | R |
| This is the truth and the land is mine | S |
| And the castle the park and the vessel far off | T |
| And whatever is mine is thine dear thine ' | - |
Emma Lazarus
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Marjorie-s Wooing poem by Emma Lazarus
Best Poems of Emma Lazarus