The Gardener Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCD E F GHIJK LMIN OPFQ RIPI STUI UUU VULWUW OUU| The Text of this pretty little song is taken from Kinloch's MSS where it is in James Beattie's handwriting In Five Excellent New Songs printed at Edinburgh in there is an older but much corrupted version of this song confused with two other songs a 'Thyme' song and the favourite 'I sowed the seeds of love ' It is printed as two songs The New Lover's Garland and The Young Maid's Answer both with the following refrain | A |
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| 'Brave sailing here my dear | B |
| And better sailing there | C |
| And brave sailing in my love's arms | D |
| O if I were there ' | - |
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| The Story is so slight that the song can scarcely be counted as a narrative But it is one of the lyrical dialogues covered by the word 'ballad ' and was not ruled out by Professor Child There seems to be a loss of half a verse in which should doubtless be two stanzas | E |
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| THE GARDENER | F |
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| The gardener stands in his bower door | G |
| With a primrose in his hand | H |
| And by there came a leal maiden | I |
| As jimp's a willow wand | J |
| And by etc | K |
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| 'O lady can you fancy me | L |
| For to be my bride | M |
| You'll get a' the flowers in my garden | I |
| To be to you a weed | N |
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| 'The lily white shall be your smock | O |
| Becomes your body neat | P |
| And your head shall be deck'd with jelly flower | F |
| And the primrose in your breast | Q |
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| 'Your gown shall be o' the sweet william | R |
| Your coat o' camovine | I |
| And your apron o' the salads neat | P |
| That taste baith sweet and fine | I |
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| 'Your stockings shall be o' the broad kail blade | S |
| That is baith broad and long | T |
| And narrow narrow at the coot | U |
| And broad broad at the brawn | I |
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| 'Your gloves shall be the marygold | U |
| All glittering to your hand | U |
| Well spread o'er wi' the blue blaewort | U |
| That grows in corn land ' | - |
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| 'O fare you well young man ' she says | V |
| 'Farewell and I bid adieu | U |
| Since you've provided a weed for me | L |
| Among the summer flowers | W |
| Then I'll provide another for you | U |
| Among the winter showers | W |
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| 'The new fallen snow to be your smock | O |
| Becomes your body neat | U |
| And your head shall be deck'd with the eastern wind | U |
| And the cold rain on your breast ' | - |
Frank Sidgwick
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