Verses On Captain Grose Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA| KEN ye aught o' Captain Grose Igo and ago | A |
| If he's amang his friends or foes Iram coram dago | A |
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| Is he to Abra'm's bosom gane Igo and ago | A |
| Or haudin Sarah by the wame Iram coram dago | A |
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| Is he south or is he north Igo and ago | A |
| Or drowned in the river Forth Iram coram dago | A |
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| Is he slain by Hielan' bodies Igo and ago | A |
| And eaten like a wether haggis Iram coram dago | A |
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| Where'er he be the Lord be near him Igo and ago | A |
| As for the deil he daur na steer him Iram coram dago | A |
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| But please transmit th' enclosed letter Igo and ago | A |
| Which will oblige your humble debtor Iram coram dago | A |
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| So may ye hae auld stanes in store Igo and ago | A |
| The very stanes that Adam bore Iram coram dago | A |
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| So may ye get in glad possession Igo and ago | A |
| The coins o' Satan's coronation Iram coram dago | A |
Robert Burns
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