Blooming Nelly. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBBBBBB BCBCBBBB DEDEFFBF G HIHIBBBB| Tune On a bank of flowers | A |
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| I | - |
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| On a bank of flowers in a summer day | B |
| For summer lightly drest | B |
| The youthful blooming Nelly lay | B |
| With love and sleep opprest | B |
| When Willie wand'ring thro' the wood | B |
| Who for her favour oft had sued | B |
| He gaz'd he wish'd he fear'd he blush'd | B |
| And trembled where he stood | B |
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| II | - |
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| Her closed eyes like weapons sheath'd | B |
| Were seal'd in soft repose | C |
| Her lips still as she fragrant breath'd | B |
| It richer dy'd the rose | C |
| The springing lilies sweetly prest | B |
| Wild wanton kiss'd her rival breast | B |
| He gaz'd he wish'd he fear'd he blush'd | B |
| His bosom ill at rest | B |
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| Her robes light waving in the breeze | D |
| Her tender limbs embrace | E |
| Her lovely form her native ease | D |
| All harmony and grace | E |
| Tumultuous tides his pulses roll | F |
| A faltering ardent kiss he stole | F |
| He gaz'd he wish'd he fear'd he blush'd | B |
| And sigh'd his very soul | F |
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| IV | G |
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| As flies the partridge from the brake | H |
| On fear inspired wings | I |
| So Nelly starting half awake | H |
| Away affrighted springs | I |
| But Willie follow'd as he should | B |
| He overtook her in a wood | B |
| He vow'd he pray'd he found the maid | B |
| Forgiving all and good | B |
Robert Burns
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