To Mr. M'adam, Of Craigen-gillan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FDGD HIHJ KIKI LMLM NIOI| SIR o'er a gill I gat your card | A |
| I trow it made me proud | B |
| See wha taks notice o' the bard | A |
| I lap and cried fu' loud | B |
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| Now deil ma care about their jaw | C |
| The senseless gawky million | D |
| I'll cock my nose abune them a' | E |
| I'm roos'd by Craigen Gillan | D |
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| 'Twas noble sir 'twas like yourself' | F |
| To grant your high protection | D |
| A great man's smile ye ken fu' well | G |
| Is aye a blest infection | D |
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| Tho' by his banes wha in a tub | H |
| Match'd Macedonian Sandy | I |
| On my ain legs thro' dirt and dub | H |
| I independent stand aye | J |
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| And when those legs to gude warm kail | K |
| Wi' welcome canna bear me | I |
| A lee dyke side a sybow tail | K |
| An' barley scone shall cheer me | I |
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| Heaven spare you lang to kiss the breath | L |
| O' mony flow'ry simmers | M |
| An' bless your bonie lasses baith | L |
| I'm tauld they're loosome kimmers | M |
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| An' God bless young Dunaskin's laird | N |
| The blossom of our gentry | I |
| An' may he wear and auld man's beard | O |
| A credit to his country | I |
Robert Burns
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