Nannie Braw Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC ADAD AEAE AAAA AAAA AFAF AFAF AGAG AAAA AAAA AEAE| I like ye weel upo Sundays Nannie | A |
| I' yer goon and yer ribbons and a' | B |
| But I like ye better on Mondays Nannie | A |
| Whan ye're no sae buskit and braw | C |
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| For whan we're sittin sae douce Nannie | A |
| Wi' the lave o' the worshippin fowk | D |
| That aneth the haly hoose Nannie | A |
| Ye micht hear a moudiwarp howk | D |
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| It will come into my heid Nannie | A |
| O' yer braws ye are thinkin a wee | E |
| No alane o' the Bible seed Nannie | A |
| Nor the minister nor me | E |
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| Syne hame athort the green Nannie | A |
| Ye gang wi' a toss o' yer chin | A |
| And there walks a shadow atween 's Nannie | A |
| A dark ane though it be thin | A |
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| But noo whan I see ye gang Nannie | A |
| Eident at what's to be dune | A |
| Liltin a haiveless sang Nannie | A |
| I wud kiss yer verra shune | A |
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| Wi' yer silken net on yer hair Nannie | A |
| I' yer bonnie blue petticoat | F |
| Wi' yer kin'ly arms a' bare Nannie | A |
| On yer ilka motion I doat | F |
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| For oh but ye're canty and free Nannie | A |
| Airy o' hert and o' fit | F |
| A star beam glents frae yer ee Nannie | A |
| O' yersel ye're no thinkin a bit | F |
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| Fillin the cogue frae the coo Nannie | A |
| Skimmin the yallow ream | G |
| Pourin awa the het broo Nannie | A |
| Lichtin the lampie's leme | G |
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| Turnin or steppin alang Nannie | A |
| Liftin and layin doon | A |
| Settin richt what's aye gaein wrang Nannie | A |
| Yer motion's baith dance and tune | A |
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| I' the hoose ye're a licht and a law Nannie | A |
| A servan like him 'at's abune | A |
| Oh a woman's bonniest o' a' Nannie | A |
| Doin what maun be dune | A |
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| Cled i' yer Sunday claes Nannie | A |
| Fair kythe ye to mony an ee | E |
| But cled i' yer ilka day's Nannie | A |
| Ye draw the hert frae me | E |
George Macdonald
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