Song-phillis The Fair Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCCB DBEBFFFB GHGBIIIB| WHILE larks with little wing | A |
| Fann'd the pure air | B |
| Tasting the breathing Spring | A |
| Forth I did fare | B |
| Gay the sun's golden eye | C |
| Peep'd o'er the mountains high | C |
| Such thy morn did I cry | C |
| Phillis the fair | B |
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| In each bird's careless song | D |
| Glad I did share | B |
| While yon wild flowers among | E |
| Chance led me there | B |
| Sweet to the op'ning day | F |
| Rosebuds bent the dewy spray | F |
| Such thy bloom did I say | F |
| Phillis the fair | B |
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| Down in a shady walk | G |
| Doves cooing were | H |
| I mark'd the cruel hawk | G |
| Caught in a snare | B |
| So kind may fortune be | I |
| Such make his destiny | I |
| He who would injure thee | I |
| Phillis the fair | B |
Robert Burns
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Song-phillis The Fair is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.