On The Author's Father. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD| O ye whose cheek the tear of pity stains | A |
| Draw near with pious rev'rence and attend | B |
| Here lie the loving husband's dear remains | A |
| The tender father and the gen'rous friend | B |
| The pitying heart that felt for human woe | C |
| The dauntless heart that feared no human pride | D |
| The friend of man to vice alone a foe | C |
| For ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side | D |
Robert Burns
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