O Luve Will Venture In. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBBDCAE FGHGIGAE AJAEAJAE J KLELALAE A FEMENEAE J FGJGALAE J IJIJJJAE| Tune The Posie | A |
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| I | - |
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| O luve will venture in | B |
| Where it daurna weel be seen | C |
| O luve will venture in | B |
| Where wisdom ance has been | B |
| But I will down yon river rove | D |
| Among the wood sae green | C |
| And a' to pu' a posie | A |
| To my ain dear May | E |
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| II | - |
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| The primrose I will pu' | F |
| The firstling o' the year | G |
| And I will pu' the pink | H |
| The emblem o' my dear | G |
| For she's the pink o' womankind | I |
| And blooms without a peer | G |
| And a' to be a posie | A |
| To my ain dear May | E |
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| III | - |
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| I'll pu' the budding rose | A |
| When Phoebus peeps in view | J |
| For it's like a baumy kiss | A |
| O' her sweet bonnie mou' | E |
| The hyacinth's for constancy | A |
| Wi' its unchanging blue | J |
| And a' to be a posie | A |
| To my ain dear May | E |
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| IV | J |
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| The lily it is pure | K |
| And the lily it is fair | L |
| And in her lovely bosom | E |
| I'll place the lily there | L |
| The daisy's for simplicity | A |
| And unaffected air | L |
| And a' to be a posie | A |
| To my ain dear May | E |
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| V | A |
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| The hawthorn I will pu' | F |
| Wi' its locks o' siller gray | E |
| Where like an aged man | M |
| It stands at break of day | E |
| But the songster's nest within the bush | N |
| I winna tak away | E |
| And a' to be a posie | A |
| To my ain dear May | E |
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| VI | J |
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| The woodbine I will pu' | F |
| When the e'ening star is near | G |
| And the diamond drops o' dew | J |
| Shall be her e'en sae clear | G |
| The violet's for modesty | A |
| Which weel she fa's to wear | L |
| And a' to be a posie | A |
| To my ain dear May | E |
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| VII | J |
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| I'll tie the posie round | I |
| Wi' the silken band o' luve | J |
| And I'll place it in her breast | I |
| And I'll swear by a' above | J |
| That to my latest draught of life | J |
| The band shall ne'er remove | J |
| And this will be a posie | A |
| To my ain dear May | E |
Robert Burns
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O Luve Will Venture In. is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
