I Loved A Lass Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FFFFGDED HIHIJDED EKEKGDED FFFFLDED HMHNFDED| I loved a lass a fair one | A |
| As fair as e'er was seen | B |
| She was indeed a rare one | A |
| Another Sheba Queen | B |
| But fool as then I was | C |
| I thought she loved me too | D |
| But now alas she 's left me | E |
| Falero lero loo | D |
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| Her hair like gold did glister | F |
| Each eye was like a star | F |
| She did surpass her sister | F |
| Which pass'd all others far | F |
| She would me honey call | G |
| She'd O she'd kiss me too | D |
| But now alas she 's left me | E |
| Falero lero loo | D |
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| Many a merry meeting | H |
| My love and I have had | I |
| She was my only sweeting | H |
| She made my heart full glad | I |
| The tears stood in her eyes | J |
| Like to the morning dew | D |
| But now alas she 's left me | E |
| Falero lero loo | D |
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| Her cheeks were like the cherry | E |
| Her skin was white as snow | K |
| When she was blithe and merry | E |
| She angel like did show | K |
| Her waist exceeding small | G |
| The fives did fit her shoe | D |
| But now alas she 's left me | E |
| Falero lero loo | D |
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| In summer time or winter | F |
| She had her heart's desire | F |
| I still did scorn to stint her | F |
| From sugar sack or fire | F |
| The world went round about | L |
| No cares we ever knew | D |
| But now alas she 's left me | E |
| Falero lero loo | D |
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| To maidens' vows and swearing | H |
| Henceforth no credit give | M |
| You may give them the hearing | H |
| But never them believe | N |
| They are as false as fair | F |
| Unconstant frail untrue | D |
| For mine alas hath left me | E |
| Falero lero loo | D |
George Wither
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