Prince Charlie's Grandsons Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDDEEFFGGHIJJBB K FL| Oft' times these handsome gentlemen appeared in the garb of old Gaul | A |
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| Long 'ere Her Majesty the Queen | B |
| Had visited of Aberdeen | B |
| 'Ere she in castle did abide | C |
| 'Mong glorious hills on the Dee side | C |
| Or visited each Highland glen | D |
| Or won the hearts of Highland men | D |
| Here oft' was seen in celtic dress | E |
| Two Stewarts brave in Inverness | E |
| Well worthy of the poet's lyre | F |
| They claimed Prince Charlie as grandsire | F |
| And that they also did combine | G |
| Stuart with Royal Polish line | G |
| Their names Sobieskie Stuart | H |
| They won many a Highland heart | I |
| But Royal order did go forth | J |
| To build Balmoral Castle North | J |
| Then wondrous change was quickly seen | B |
| All hearts were captured by the Queen | B |
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| The Royal Stuarts are owners of large estates on the banks of the Findhorn and their great rivals were near by the Royal Comyns The Lion Hunter Gordon Comyn was of this stock Professor J S Blockie has written a fine poem on the wars of the rival houses | K |
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| Here where the dark water'd stream rushes free | F |
| child of the mountain | L |
James Mcintyre
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