Sonnet, On The Death Of Robert Riddel, Esq. Of Glenriddel, April, 1794. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDDC EFGE HH| No more ye warblers of the wood no more | A |
| Nor pour your descant grating on my soul | B |
| Thou young eyed Spring gay in thy verdant stole | B |
| More welcome were to me grim Winter's wildest roar | A |
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| How can ye charm ye flow'rs with all your dyes | C |
| Ye blow upon the sod that wraps my friend | D |
| How can I to the tuneful strain attend | D |
| That strain flows round th' untimely tomb where Riddel lies | C |
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| Yes pour ye warblers pour the notes of woe | E |
| And soothe the Virtues weeping on this bier | F |
| The Man of Worth who has not left his peer | G |
| Is in his narrow house for ever darkly low | E |
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| Thee Spring again with joy shall others greet | H |
| Me mem'ry of my loss will only meet | H |
Robert Burns
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