Oh Wert Thou In The Cauld Blast Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCBDE AFGFHIJKOh wert thou in the cauld blast | A |
On yonder lea on yonder lea | B |
My plaidie to the angry airt | A |
I'd shelter thee I'd shelter thee | B |
Or did misfortune's bitter storms | C |
Around thee blaw around thee blaw | B |
Thy bield should be my bosom | D |
To share it a' to share it a' | E |
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Or were I in the wildest waste | A |
Sae black and bare sae black and bare | F |
The desart were a paradise | G |
If thou wert there if thou wert there | F |
Or were I monarch o' the globe | H |
Wi' thee to reign wi' thee to reign | I |
The brightest jewel in my crown | J |
Wad be my queen wad be my queen | K |
Robert Burns
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