O Poortith Cauld. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCEFBF GCHC IJIJ B GKGL B MIMIBFBF| Tune I had a horse | A |
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| I | - |
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| O poortith cauld and restless love | B |
| Ye wreck my peace between ye | C |
| Yet poortith a' I could forgive | D |
| An' twere na' for my Jeanie | C |
| O why should fate sic pleasure have | E |
| Life's dearest bands untwining | F |
| Or why sae sweet a flower as love | B |
| Depend on fortune's shining | F |
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| This warld's wealth when I think on | G |
| It's pride and a' the lave o't | C |
| Fie fie on silly coward man | H |
| That he should be the slave o't | C |
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| III | - |
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| Her een sae bonnie blue betray | I |
| How she repays my passion | J |
| But prudence is her o'erword ay | I |
| She talks of rank and fashion | J |
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| IV | B |
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| O wha can prudence think upon | G |
| And sic a lassie by him | K |
| O wha can prudence think upon | G |
| And sae in love as I am | L |
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| V | B |
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| How blest the humble cotter's fate | M |
| He wooes his simple dearie | I |
| The silly bogles wealth and state | M |
| Can never make them eerie | I |
| O why should Fate sic pleasure have | B |
| Life's dearest bands untwining | F |
| Or why sae sweet a flower as love | B |
| Depend on Fortune's shining | F |
Robert Burns
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