Fairest Maid On Devon Banks Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFGGH GGGHBCDE| Tune Rothemurche | A |
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| I | - |
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| Fairest maid on Devon banks | B |
| Crystal Devon winding Devon | C |
| Wilt thou lay that frown aside | D |
| And smile as thou were wont to do | E |
| Full well thou know'st I love thee dear | F |
| Could'st thou to malice lend an ear | G |
| O did not love exclaim Forbear | G |
| Nor use a faithful lover so | H |
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| II | - |
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| Then come thou fairest of the fair | G |
| Those wonted smiles O let me share | G |
| And by thy beauteous self I swear | G |
| No love but thine my heart shall know | H |
| Fairest maid on Devon banks | B |
| Crystal Devon winding Devon | C |
| Wilt thou lay that frown aside | D |
| And smile as thou were wont to do | E |
Robert Burns
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