Lines To An Old Sweetheart Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD| ONCE fondly lov'd and still remember'd dear | A |
| Sweet early object of my youthful vows | B |
| Accept this mark of friendship warm sincere | A |
| Friendship 'tis all cold duty now allows | B |
| And when you read the simple artless rhymes | C |
| One friendly sigh for him he asks no more | D |
| Who distant burns in flaming torrid climes | C |
| Or haply lies beneath th' Atlantic roar | D |
Robert Burns
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