It Is Na, Jean, Thy Bonnie Face. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDEFEF GHBHIEJ| Tune The Maid's Complaint | A |
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| I | - |
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| It is na Jean thy bonnie face | B |
| Nor shape that I admire | C |
| Altho' thy beauty and thy grace | B |
| Might weel awake desire | D |
| Something in ilka part o' thee | E |
| To praise to love I find | F |
| But dear as is thy form to me | E |
| Still dearer is thy mind | F |
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| II | - |
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| Nae mair ungen'rous wish I hae | G |
| Nor stronger in my breast | H |
| Than if I canna mak thee sae | B |
| at least to see thee blest | H |
| Content am I if heaven shall give | I |
| But happiness to thee | E |
| And as wi' thee I'd wish to live | J |
| For thee I'd bear to die | - |
Robert Burns
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