The Mother's Lesson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Come hither an' sit on my knee WillieA
Come hither an' sit on my kneeA
An' list while I tell how your brave brither fellB
Fechtin' for you an' for meA
Fechtin' for you an' for me WillieA
Wi' his guid sword in his han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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Ye min' o' your ain brither dear WillieA
Ye min' o' your ain brither dearC
How he pettled ye aye wi' his pliskies an' playD
An' was aye sae cantie o' cheerC
Aye sae cantie o' cheer WillieA
As he steppit sae tall an' sae gran'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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D'ye min' when the bull had ye doun WillieA
D'ye min' when the bull had ye dounA
D'ye min' wha grippit ye fra the big bullE
D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun'A
D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun' WillieA
D'ye min' how the bluid doun ranA
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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D'ye min' when we a' wanted bread WillieA
the year when we a' wanted breadF
How he smiled when he saw the het parritch an' a'G
An' gaed cauld an' toom to his bedF
Gaed awa' toom to his bed WillieA
For the love o' wee Willie an' NanA
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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Next simmer was bright but an' ben WillieA
Next simmer was bright but an' benA
When there cam a gran' cry like a win' strang an' highH
By loch an' mountain an' glenA
By loch an' mountain an' glen WillieA
The cry o' a far forrin lan'A
An' up loupit ilka brave man WillieA
Up loupit ilka brave manA
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For the voice cam saying 'Wha 'll gang ' WillieA
The voice cam saying 'Wha'll gangI
To fecht owre the sea that the slave may be freeA
An' the weak be safe fra' the strang '-
The weak be safe fra' the strang WillieA
Rab looked on Willie an' NanA
An' hech but he was a brave man WillieA
Hech but he was a brave manA
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I kent by his een he was gaun WillieA
I kent by his een he was gaunA
An' he rose like a chief twice we spak in our griefJ
'Dinna gang ' 'My mither I maun '-
When he said 'My mither I maun ' WillieA
I gied him his sword to his han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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An' sae it happened afar WillieA
Sae it happened afarK
In the dead midnight there rose a great fechtL
An' Rab was first i' the warM
First i' the haur o' the war WillieA
Wi' his guid sword in his han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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An' there cam' a dark wicked lord WillieA
There cam' a dark wicked lordN
An' oh my guid God on my bauld bairn he rodeO
An' smote him wi' his swordN
Smote him wi' his sword WillieA
But Rab had his guid sword in han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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He rushed on the fae in his might WillieA
In his might to the fecht thro' the nightP
An' he grippit him grim an' the fae grippit himQ
An' they rolled owre i' the fechtL
They rolled owre i' the fecht WillieA
Rab wi' his guid sword in han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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When the gran' stowre cleared awa' WillieA
When the gran' stowre cleared awa'R
An' the mornin' drew near in chitter an' in fearC
Still still in death they lay twaR
Still still in death they lay twa WillieA
Rab wi' his guid sword in han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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Then up fra the death sod they bore him WillieA
The young men an' maidens they bore himQ
An' they mak the rocks ring 'gin my bairn were a kingS
An' a' the sweet lassies greet owre himQ
A' the sweet lassies greet owre him WillieA
An' their proud lips kiss his cauld han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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An' they big him a green grass grave WillieA
They big him a green grass graveT
My ain lad my ain an' they write on the staneA
'Wha wad na sleep wi' the brave '-
An' wha wad na sleep wi' the brave WillieA
Wha wad na dee for his lan'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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Noo come to yon press wi' me WillieA
Come to yon press wi' meA
And I'll show ye somethin' o' auld lang syneA
When he was a bairnie like theeA
When he was a bairnie like thee WillieA
And stood at my knee where ye stan'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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D'ye see this wee bit bannet WillieA
I min' weel the day it was newA
See how I haud it here to my heartU
His wee bit bannet o' blueA
His wee bit bannet o' blue WillieA
Wi' its wee bit cockie an' ban'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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D'ye see his ba' and his stickie WillieA
When he played at the ba'V
Na na ye 're no to tak it in han'A
Ye 're no sae brave an' sae brawC
But gin ye grow braw an' brave WillieA
Aiblins I'se gie 't to your han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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An' this was his Guid Buik WillieA
The Guid Buik that he lo'edF
Where he read the Word o' the great guid LordN
Wha bought us wi' His bluidN
An' will we spare our bluid WillieA
To buy the dear auld lan'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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They say he's dead an' gane WillieA
They say he's dead and ganeA
Wad God my bairnies a' were sonsW
That ten might gang for aneA
Ten might gang for ane WillieA
To save the dear auld lan'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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I'd no be lorn an' lane WillieA
I'd no be lorn an' laneA
For gin I had him here by the han'A
He could na be mair my ainA
He'd no be mair my ain WillieA
Gin I grippit him by the han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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An' oh gin ye gang fra me WillieA
Gin ye gang as he gaed fra meA
Ye'll aye be still as near to my heartN
As the noo when ye sit on my kneeA
As the noo when ye sit on my knee WillieA
An' I haud ye by the han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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'An' wad ye no greet at a' mitherC
Wad ye no greet at a' '-
Aye wad I greet my bonnie bonnie bairnA
'An' will ye no greet when I fa' '-
Will I no greet when ye fa' WillieA
God bless your bonnie wee han'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
I kent weel ye'd be a brave manA
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Aye will I greet day an' night WillieA
Aye will I greet day an' nightN
But gin ye can see fra your heaven doun to meA
Ye'se no be wae at the sightN
Ye'se no be wae at the sight WillieA
E'en in your bright blessed lan'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
I kent weel ye'd be a brave manA
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Ye ken how I greet sae sair WillieA
Ye ken how I greet sae sairC
When ye're no my ain guid bairnie the dayN
An' my een are cloudy wi' careC
My een are cloudy wi' care WillieA
An' I lean doun my head on my han'A
An' think 'Will ye be a guid man WillieA
Ah will ye grow a guid man '-
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Ye ken when I did na greet sae WillieA
Ye ken when I did na greet saeW
Gran' gran' are a proud mither's tearsW
An' the gate that she gangs in her waeR
The gate that she gangs in her wae WillieA
Wi' her foot on her ain proud lan'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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Ye min' how ye saw me greet WillieA
Ye min' how ye saw me greetN
When the great news cam' to the toun at e'enA
An' we heard the shout in the streetN
We heard the shout in the street WillieA
An' the death word it rode an' it ranA
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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Ye min' how I lift up mine ee' WillieA
Ye min' how I lift up mine ee'X
An' smiled as I smile when I stan' i' the doorC
An see ye come toddlin' to meA
See ye come toddlin' to me WillieA
An' smile afar off where I stan'A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man WillieA
Hech but ye'll be a brave manA
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Thank GodN

Sydney Thompson Dobell



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