Yon Wild Mossy Mountains Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDEE FFGH IIJJ KKLL JJMM| YON wild mossy mountains sae lofty and wide | A |
| That nurse in their bosom the youth o' the Clyde | A |
| Where the grouse lead their coveys thro' the heather to feed | B |
| And the shepherd tends his flock as he pipes on his reed | B |
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| Not Gowrie's rich valley nor Forth's sunny shores | C |
| To me hae the charms o'yon wild mossy moors | D |
| For there by a lanely sequester d stream | E |
| Besides a sweet lassie my thought and my dream | E |
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| Amang thae wild mountains shall still be my path | F |
| Ilk stream foaming down its ain green narrow strath | F |
| For there wi' my lassie the day lang I rove | G |
| While o'er us unheeded flie the swift hours o'love | H |
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| She is not the fairest altho' she is fair | I |
| O' nice education but sma' is her share | I |
| Her parentage humble as humble can be | J |
| But I lo'e the dear lassie because she lo'es me | J |
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| To Beauty what man but maun yield him a prize | K |
| In her armour of glances and blushes and sighs | K |
| And when wit and refinement hae polish'd her darts | L |
| They dazzle our een as they flie to our hearts | L |
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| But kindness sweet kindness in the fond sparkling e'e | J |
| Has lustre outshining the diamond to me | J |
| And the heart beating love as I'm clasp'd in her arms | M |
| O these are my lassie's all conquering charms | M |
Robert Burns
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