The Bonnie Wee Thing. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABCBDBDB EBEBABCB| Tune Bonnie wee thing | A |
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| Bonnie wee thing cannie wee thing | A |
| Lovely wee thing wert thou mine | B |
| I wad wear thee in my bosom | C |
| Lest my jewel I should tine | B |
| Wishfully I look and languish | D |
| In that bonnie face o' thine | B |
| And my heart it stounds wi' anguish | D |
| Lest my wee thing be na mine | B |
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| II | - |
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| Wit and grace and love and beauty | E |
| In ae constellation shine | B |
| To adore thee is my duty | E |
| Goddess o' this soul o' mine | B |
| Bonnie wee thing cannie wee thing | A |
| Lovely wee thing wert thou mine | B |
| I wad wear thee in my bosom | C |
| Lest my jewel I should tine | B |
Robert Burns
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