Song-mary Morison Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACCDCD EFEGCHID JKLAMNAD| O MARY at thy window be | A |
| It is the wish'd the trysted hour | B |
| Those smiles and glances let me see | A |
| That make the miser's treasure poor | C |
| How blythely was I bide the stour | C |
| A weary slave frae sun to sun | D |
| Could I the rich reward secure | C |
| The lovely Mary Morison | D |
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| Yestreen when to the trembling string | E |
| The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha' | F |
| To thee my fancy took its wing | E |
| I sat but neither heard nor saw | G |
| Tho' this was fair and that was braw | C |
| And yon the toast of a' the town | H |
| I sigh'd and said among them a' | I |
| Ye are na Mary Morison | D |
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| Oh Mary canst thou wreck his peace | J |
| Wha for thy sake wad gladly die | K |
| Or canst thou break that heart of his | L |
| Whase only faut is loving thee | A |
| If love for love thou wilt na gie | M |
| At least be pity to me shown | N |
| A thought ungentle canna be | A |
| The thought o' Mary Morison | D |
Robert Burns
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About Song-mary Morison
Song-mary Morison is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.