To Mary Campbell. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC A DEFE A BGBH H BIBI B BJKLI | A |
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Will ye go to the Indies my Mary | B |
And leave old Scotia's shore | C |
Will ye go to the Indies my Mary | B |
Across th' Atlantic's roar | C |
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II | A |
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O sweet grows the lime and the orange | D |
And the apple on the pine | E |
But a' the charms o' the Indies | F |
Can never equal thine | E |
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III | A |
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I hae sworn by the Heavens to my Mary | B |
I hae sworn by the Heavens to be true | G |
And sae may the Heavens forget me | B |
When I forget my vow | H |
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IV | H |
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O plight me your faith my Mary | B |
And plight me your lily white hand | I |
O plight me your faith my Mary | B |
Before I leave Scotia's strand | I |
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V | B |
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We hae plighted our troth my Mary | B |
In mutual affection to join | J |
And curst be the cause that shall part us | K |
The hour and the moment o' time | L |
Robert Burns
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