O Bonnie Was Yon Rosy Brier Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE A FGHG A BIBI H GGGG| I | A |
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| O Bonnie was yon rosy brier | B |
| That blooms sae far frae haunt o' man | C |
| And bonnie she and ah how dear | D |
| It shaded frae the e'enin sun | E |
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| II | A |
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| Yon rosebuds in the morning dew | F |
| How pure amang the leaves sae green | G |
| But purer was the lover's vow | H |
| They witness'd in their shade yestreen | G |
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| III | A |
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| All in its rude and prickly bower | B |
| That crimson rose how sweet and fair | I |
| But love is far a sweeter flower | B |
| Amid life's thorny path o' care | I |
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| IV | H |
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| The pathless wild and wimpling burn | G |
| Wi' Chloris in my arms be mine | G |
| And I the world nor wish nor scorn | G |
| Its joys and griefs alike resign | G |
Robert Burns
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O Bonnie Was Yon Rosy Brier is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.