Song-fairest Maid On Devon's Banks Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFFGH FFFGH| Chorus Fairest maid on Devon banks | A |
| Crystal Devon winding Devon | B |
| Wilt thou lay that frown aside | C |
| And smile as thou wert wont to do | D |
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| FULL well thou know'st I love thee dear | E |
| Couldst thou to malice lend an ear | F |
| O did not Love exclaim Forbear | F |
| Nor use a faithful lover so | G |
| Fairest maid c | H |
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| Then come thou fairest of the fair | F |
| Those wonted smiles O let me share | F |
| And by thy beauteous self I swear | F |
| No love but thine my heart shall know | G |
| Fairest maid c | H |
Robert Burns
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