Lord Gregory: A Ballad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FGHGIJKJ DLMLHDHD| O MIRK mirk is this midnight hour | A |
| And loud the tempest's roar | B |
| A waefu' wanderer seeks thy tower | A |
| Lord Gregory ope thy door | B |
| An exile frae her father's ha' | C |
| And a' for loving thee | D |
| At least some pity on me shaw | E |
| If love it may na be | D |
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| Lord Gregory mind'st thou not the grove | F |
| By bonie Irwine side | G |
| Where first I own'd that virgin love | H |
| I lang lang had denied | G |
| How aften didst thou pledge and vow | I |
| Thou wad for aye be mine | J |
| And my fond heart itsel' sae true | K |
| It ne'er mistrusted thine | J |
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| Hard is thy heart Lord Gregory | D |
| And flinty is thy breast | L |
| Thou bolt of Heaven that flashest by | M |
| O wilt thou bring me rest | L |
| Ye mustering thunders from above | H |
| Your willing victim see | D |
| But spare and pardon my fause Love | H |
| His wrangs to Heaven and me | D |
Robert Burns
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