Sonnet To R. Graham, Esq., On Receiving A Favour Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABBCCAAAADD| I CALL no Goddess to inspire my strains | A |
| A fabled Muse may suit a bard that feigns | A |
| Friend of my life my ardent spirit burns | A |
| And all the tribute of my heart returns | A |
| For boons accorded goodness ever new | B |
| The gifts still dearer as the giver you | B |
| Thou orb of day thou other paler light | C |
| And all ye many sparkling stars of night | C |
| If aught that giver from my mind efface | A |
| If I that giver's bounty e'er disgrace | A |
| Then roll to me along your wand'rig spheres | A |
| Only to number out a villain's years | A |
| I lay my hand upon my swelling breast | D |
| And grateful would but cannot speak the rest | D |
Robert Burns
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