Jessie. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEDFDF A GHIJGKDL| I | A |
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| True hearted was he the sad swain o' the Yarrow | B |
| And fair are the maids on the banks o' the Ayr | C |
| But by the sweet side o' the Nith's winding river | D |
| Are lovers as faithful and maidens as fair | E |
| To equal young Jessie seek Scotland all over | D |
| To equal young Jessie you seek it in vain | F |
| Grace beauty and elegance fetter her lover | D |
| And maidenly modesty fixes the chain | F |
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| II | A |
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| O fresh is the rose in the gay dewy morning | G |
| And sweet is the lily at evening close | H |
| But in the fair presence o' lovely young Jessie | I |
| Unseen is the lily unheeded the rose | J |
| Love sits in her smile a wizard ensnaring | G |
| Enthron'd in her een he delivers his law | K |
| And still to her charms she alone is a stranger | D |
| Her modest demeanour's the jewel of a' | L |
Robert Burns
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