The Lovely Lass Of Inverness. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABCBDBEB DBFBGBBBTune Lass of Inverness | A |
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The lovely lass o' Inverness | A |
Nae joy nor pleasure can she see | B |
For e'en and morn she cries alas | C |
And ay the saut tear blin's her e'e | B |
Drumossie moor Drumossie day | D |
A waefu' day it was to me | B |
For there I lost my father dear | E |
My father dear and brethren three | B |
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Their winding sheet the bluidy clay | D |
Their graves are growing green to see | B |
And by them lies the dearest lad | F |
That ever blest a woman's e'e | B |
Now wae to thee thou cruel lord | G |
A bluidy man I trow thou be | B |
For mony a heart thou host made sair | B |
That ne'er did wrong to thine or thee | B |
Robert Burns
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