Ballad On Mr. Heron's Election-no. 4 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BB CCB BDB EEB FFB CCB AAB GHB HHB IJB KKB LLB| Broughton a' in high repair | A |
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| Chorus Buy braw troggin frae the banks o' Dee | B |
| Wha wants troggin let him come to me | B |
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| There's a noble Earl's fame and high renown | C |
| For an auld sang it's thought the gudes were stown | C |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here's the worth o' Broughton in a needle's e'e | B |
| Here's a reputation tint by Balmaghie | D |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here's its stuff and lining Cardoness' head | E |
| Fine for a soger a' the wale o' lead | E |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here's a little wadset Buittle's scrap o' truth | F |
| Pawn'd in a gin shop quenching holy drouth | F |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here's an honest conscience might a prince adorn | C |
| Frae the downs o' Tinwald so was never worn | C |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here's armorial bearings frae the manse o' Urr | A |
| The crest a sour crab apple rotten at the core | A |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here's the worth and wisdom Collieston can boast | G |
| By a thievish midge they had been nearly lost | H |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here is Satan's picture like a bizzard gled | H |
| Pouncing poor Redcastle sprawlin' like a taed | H |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here's the font where Douglas stane and mortar names | I |
| Lately used at Caily christening Murray's crimes | J |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Here is Murray's fragments o' the ten commands | K |
| Gifted by black Jock to get them aff his hands | K |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
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| Saw ye e'er sic troggin if to buy ye're slack | L |
| Hornie's turnin chapman he'll buy a' the pack | L |
| Buy braw troggin c | B |
Robert Burns
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