The Banks Of The Devon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEDE FGFGHIHI| HOW pleasant the banks of the clear winding Devon | A |
| With green spreading bushes and flow'rs blooming fair | B |
| But the boniest flow'r on the banks of the Devon | A |
| Was once a sweet bud on the braes of the Ayr | C |
| Mild be the sun on this sweet blushing flower | D |
| In the gay rosy morn as it bathes in the dew | E |
| And gentle the fall of the soft vernal shower | D |
| That steals on the evening each leaf to renew | E |
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| O spare the dear blossom ye orient breezes | F |
| With chill hoary wing as ye usher the dawn | G |
| And far be thou distant thou reptile that seizes | F |
| The verdure and pride of the garden or lawn | G |
| Let Bourbon exult in his gay gilded lilies | H |
| And England triumphant display her proud rose | I |
| A fairer than either adorns the green valleys | H |
| Where Devon sweet Devon meandering flows | I |
Robert Burns
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