O Lay Thy Loof In Mine, Lass. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBCDD C EEECBBBCTune Cordwainer's March | A |
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I | - |
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O lay thy loof in mine lass | B |
In mine lass in mine lass | B |
And swear on thy white hand lass | B |
That thou wilt be my ain | C |
A slave to love's unbounded sway | D |
He aft has wrought me meikle wae | D |
But now he is my deadly fae | - |
Unless thou be my ain | C |
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II | - |
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There's monie a lass has broke my rest | E |
That for a blink I hae lo'ed best | E |
But thou art queen within my breast | E |
For ever to remain | C |
O lay thy loof in mine lass | B |
In mine lass in mine lass | B |
And swear on thy white hand lass | B |
That thou wilt be my ain | C |
Robert Burns
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