Though Fickle Fortune Has Deceived Me, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDEDThough fickle Fortune has deceived me | A |
She promis'd fair and perform'd but ill | B |
Of mistress friends and wealth bereav'd me | A |
Yet I bear a heart shall support me still | B |
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I'll act with prudence as far's I'm able | C |
But if success I must never find | D |
Then come misfortune I bid thee welcome | E |
I'll meet thee with an undaunted mind | D |
Robert Burns
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