Dainty Davie. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBCDCEC A CFGC A HHHC C IIICDCEC| I | A |
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| Now rosy May comes in wi' flowers | B |
| To deck her gay green spreading bowers | B |
| And now comes in my happy hours | B |
| To wander wi' my Davie | C |
| Meet me on the warlock knowe | D |
| Dainty Davie dainty Davie | C |
| There I'll spend the day wi' you | E |
| My ain dear dainty Davie | C |
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| II | A |
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| The crystal waters round us fa' | C |
| The merry birds are lovers a' | F |
| The scented breezes round us blaw | G |
| A wandering wi' my Davie | C |
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| III | A |
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| When purple morning starts the hare | H |
| To steal upon her early fare | H |
| Then thro' the dews I will repair | H |
| To meet my faithfu' Davie | C |
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| IV | C |
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| When day expiring in the west | I |
| The curtain draws o' nature's rest | I |
| I flee to his arms I lo'e best | I |
| And that's my ain dear Davie | C |
| Meet me on the warlock knowe | D |
| Bonnie Davie dainty Davie | C |
| There I'll spend the day wi' you | E |
| My ain dear dainty Davie | C |
Robert Burns
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