Had I A Cave. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDB AAEF A| Tune Robin Adair | A |
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| I | - |
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| Had I a cave on some wild distant shore | B |
| Where the winds howl to the waves' dashing roar | B |
| There would I weep my woes | C |
| There seek my lost repose | C |
| Till grief my eyes should close | D |
| Ne'er to wake more | B |
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| II | - |
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| Falsest of womankind canst thou declare | A |
| All thy fond plighted vows fleeting as air | A |
| To thy new lover hie | E |
| Laugh o'er thy perjury | F |
| Then in thy bosom try | - |
| What peace is there | A |
Robert Burns
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