Lines To Miss ---- , Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEEFFGGHHGGFFIIJJKL| Upon Her Appearing At A Ball In An Elegant Plaid Dress | A |
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| And Having Repeatedly Before Expressed Her Preference Of The Scotish Nation | B |
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| Is it that plaided thus you wish to prove | C |
| How northern is the region of your love | D |
| Ah Mary tho' within that far fam'd clime | E |
| Deeds have been done that mock the wreck of Time | E |
| Tho' there the brave have bled or o'er the wave | F |
| On distant shores have found a glorious grave | F |
| Tho' there the mountain nymph of song has pour'd | G |
| Her loftiest strain to bless the hero's sword | G |
| Still lovely wand'rer with a jealous eye | H |
| O'er Scotia's hills we see thy fancy fly | H |
| For here the warrior oft has rais'd his sword | G |
| The patriot too his noble blood has pour'd | G |
| Here too the sweet Recorder of the brave | F |
| Has sat and sung upon her hero's grave | F |
| Then cease romantic maid ah cease to rove | I |
| The very wood dove loves its native grove | I |
| Oh then let Nature bid thy guileless heart | J |
| Here shed its love and all its warmth impart | J |
| And on the land that gave thee birth bestow | K |
| The fondness which it claims and treasures too | L |
John Carr (sir)
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