Cleveland Lyke-wake Dirge (traditional) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ABAB CBCB CBCB DBAB E DBAB EBEB CBCB ABAB| This ae nighte this ae nighte | A |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| Fire and sleete and candle lighte | A |
| And Christe receive thye saule | B |
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| When thou from hence away are paste | A |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| To Whinny muir thou comest at laste | A |
| And Christe receive thye saule | B |
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| If ever thou gavest hosen and shoon | C |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| Sit thee down and put them on | C |
| And Christe receive thye saule | B |
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| If hosen and shoon thou ne'er gavest nane | C |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| The whinnes shall pricke thee to the bare bane | C |
| And Christe receive thye saule | B |
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| From Whinny muir when thou mayst passe | D |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| To Brigg o' Dread thou comest at laste | A |
| And Christe receive thye saul | B |
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| A stanza wanting | E |
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| From Brigg o' Dread when thou mayst passe | D |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| To purgatory fire thou comest at laste | A |
| And Christ receive thye saule | B |
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| If ever thou gavest meat or drinke | E |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| The fire shall never make thee shrinke | E |
| And Christ receive thye saule | B |
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| If meate or drinke thou never gavest nane | C |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| The fire will burn thee to the bare bane | C |
| And Christe receive thye saule | B |
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| This ae nighte this ae nighte | A |
| Every nighte and alle | B |
| Fire and sleete and candle lighte | A |
| And Christe receive thye saule | B |
Sir Walter Scott
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