Glenlogie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C DE FG H I J E KK D LM DD NO P QQ| The Text is from Sharpe's Ballad Book It is an extremely popular ballad in Scotland | A |
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| The Story Lady Jean Melville in other versions Jean of Bethelnie in Aberdeenshire scarce sixteen years old falls in love at first sight with Glenlogie and tells him her mind But he is already engaged and Lady Jean takes to her care bed Her father offers the consolation usual in such cases of another and a richer husband Jean however prefers the love of Glenlogie to the euphony of Drumfendrich and gets her father's chaplain to write a letter to Glenlogie which is so well indited that it moves him to tears and all ends happily | B |
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| GLENLOGIE | C |
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| Four and twenty nobles sits in the king's ha' | D |
| Bonnie Glenlogie is the flower among them a' | E |
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| In came Lady Jean skipping on the floor | F |
| And she has chosen Glenlogie 'mong a' that was there | G |
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| She turned to his footman and thus she did say | H |
| 'Oh what is his name and where does he stay ' | - |
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| 'His name is Glenlogie when he is from home | I |
| He is of the gay Gordons his name it is John ' | - |
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| 'Glenlogie Glenlogie an you will prove kind | J |
| My love is laid on you I am telling my mind ' | - |
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| He turned about lightly as the Gordons does a' | E |
| 'I thank you Lady Jean my loves is promised awa' ' | - |
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| She called on her maidens her bed for to make | K |
| Her rings and her jewels all from her to take | K |
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| In came Jeanie's father a wae man was he | D |
| Says 'I'll wed you to Drumfendrich he has mair gold than he ' | - |
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| Her father's own chaplain being a man of great skill | L |
| He wrote him a letter and indited it well | M |
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| The first lines he looked at a light laugh laughed he | D |
| But ere he read through it the tears blinded his e'e | D |
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| Oh pale and wan looked she when Glenlogie cam in | N |
| But even rosy grew she when Glenlogie sat down | O |
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| 'Turn round Jeanie Melville turn round to this side | P |
| And I'll be the bridegroom and you'll be the bride ' | - |
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| Oh 'twas a merry wedding and the portion down told | Q |
| Of bonnie Jeanie Melville who was scarce sixteen years old | Q |
Frank Sidgwick
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