To A Gentleman Who Had Sent Him A Newspaper, And Offered To Continue It Free Of Expense. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAACDEEBBBBAAFFGG GGAAAABBHHIIAAJJAA K| Kind Sir I've read your paper through | A |
| And faith to me 'twas really new | A |
| How guess'd ye Sir what maist I wanted | B |
| This mony a day I've grain'd and gaunted | B |
| To ken what French mischief was brewin' | A |
| Or what the drumlie Dutch were doin' | A |
| That vile doup skelper Emperor Joseph | C |
| If Venus yet had got his nose off | D |
| Or how the collieshangie works | E |
| Atween the Russians and the Turks | E |
| Or if the Swede before he halt | B |
| Would play anither Charles the Twalt | B |
| If Denmark any body spak o't | B |
| Or Poland wha had now the tack o't | B |
| How cut throat Prussian blades were hingin' | A |
| How libbet Italy was singin' | A |
| If Spaniard Portuguese or Swiss | F |
| Were sayin' or takin' aught amiss | F |
| Or how our merry lads at hame | G |
| In Britain's court kept up the game | G |
| How royal George the Lord leuk o'er him | G |
| Was managing St Stephen's quorum | G |
| If sleekit Chatham Will was livin' | A |
| Or glaikit Charlie got his nieve in | A |
| How daddie Burke the plea was cookin' | A |
| If Warren Hastings' neck was yeukin | A |
| How cesses stents and fees were rax'd | B |
| Or if bare a s yet were tax'd | B |
| The news o' princes dukes and earls | H |
| Pimps sharpers bawds and opera girls | H |
| If that daft buckie Geordie Wales | I |
| Was threshin' still at hizzies' tails | I |
| Or if he was grown oughtlins douser | A |
| And no a perfect kintra cooser | A |
| A' this and mair I never heard of | J |
| And but for you I might despair'd of | J |
| So gratefu' back your news I send you | A |
| And pray a' guid things may attend you | A |
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| Ellisland Monday morning | K |
Robert Burns
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