Deluded Swain, The Pleasure. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC A DEDD A FBFB G HCHC| I | A |
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| Deluded swain the pleasure | B |
| The fickle fair can give thee | C |
| Is but a fairy treasure | B |
| Thy hopes will soon deceive thee | C |
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| II | A |
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| The billows on the ocean | D |
| The breezes idly roaming | E |
| The clouds uncertain motion | D |
| They are but types of woman | D |
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| III | A |
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| O art thou not ashamed | F |
| To doat upon a feature | B |
| If man thou wouldst be named | F |
| Despise the silly creature | B |
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| IV | G |
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| Go find an honest fellow | H |
| Good claret set before thee | C |
| Hold on till thou art mellow | H |
| And then to bed in glory | C |
Robert Burns
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