Ballad On Mr. Heron's Election-no. 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DECE FGHG IJKL MNIN OPQP OOOO RRNR NNNN OOOO OSNS PNPN NRTR GUGU OPOP OUOU NVOV

'TWAS in the seventeen hunder yearA
O' grace and ninety fiveB
That year I was the wae'est manC
Of ony man aliveB
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In March the three an' twentieth mornD
The sun raise clear an' brightE
But oh I was a waefu' manC
Ere to fa' o' the nightE
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Yerl Galloway lang did rule this landF
Wi' equal right and fameG
And thereto was his kinsmen join'dH
The Murray's noble nameG
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Yerl Galloway's man o' men was II
And chief o' Broughton's hostJ
So twa blind beggars on a stringK
The faithfu' tyke will trustL
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But now Yerl Galloway's sceptre's brokeM
And Broughton's wi' the slainN
And I my ancient craft may tryI
Sin' honesty is ganeN
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'Twas by the banks o' bonie DeeO
Beside Kirkcudbright's towersP
The Stewart and the Murray thereQ
Did muster a' their powersP
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Then Murray on the auld grey yaudO
Wi' winged spurs did rideO
That auld grey yaud a' Nidsdale radeO
He staw upon NidsideO
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And there had na been the Yerl himselR
O there had been nae playR
But Garlies was to London ganeN
And sae the kye might strayR
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And there was Balmaghie I weenN
In front rank he wad shineN
But Balmaghie had better beenN
Drinkin' Madeira wineN
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And frae Glenkens cam to our aidO
A chief o' doughty deedO
In case that worth should wanted beO
O' Kenmure we had needO
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And by our banners march'd MuirheadO
And Buittle was na slackS
Whase haly priesthood nane could stainN
For wha could dye the blackS
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And there was grave squire CardonessP
Look'd on till a' was doneN
Sae in the tower o' CardonessP
A howlet sits at noonN
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And there led I the Bushby clanN
My gamesome billie WillR
And my son Maitland wise as braveT
My footsteps follow'd stillR
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The Douglas and the Heron's nameG
We set nought to their scoreU
The Douglas and the Heron's nameG
Had felt our weight beforeU
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But Douglasses o' weight had weO
The pair o' lusty lairdsP
For building cot houses sae fam'dO
And christenin' kail yardsP
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And there Redcastle drew his swordO
That ne'er was stain'd wi' goreU
Save on a wand'rer lame and blindO
To drive him frae his doorU
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And last cam creepin' ColliestonN
Was mair in fear than wrathV
Ae knave was constant in his mindO
To keep that knave frae scaithV

Robert Burns



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