On Chloris Being Ill Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCDE FGFGE HEHEE| Chorus Long long the night | A |
| Heavy comes the morrow | B |
| While my soul's delight | A |
| Is on her bed of sorrow | B |
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| CAN I cease to care | C |
| Can I cease to languish | D |
| While my darling Fair | C |
| Is on the couch of anguish | D |
| Long long c | E |
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| Ev'ry hope is fled | F |
| Ev'ry fear is terror | G |
| Slumber ev'n I dread | F |
| Ev'ry dream is horror | G |
| Long long c | E |
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| Hear me Powers Divine | H |
| Oh in pity hear me | E |
| Take aught else of mine | H |
| But my Chloris spare me | E |
| Long long c | E |
Robert Burns
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