The Mother's Lesson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABAAAAA ACDCAAAA AAEAAAAA AFGFAAAA AAHAAAAA AIA AAAA AAJ AAAA AKLMAAAA ANONAAAA APQLAAAA ARCRAAAA AQSQAAAA ATA AAAA AAAAAAAA AAUAAAAA AVACAAAA AFNNAAAA AAWAAAAA AAAAAAAA AANAAAAA C A AAAA ANANAAAA ACNCAAA AWWRAAAA ANANAAAA AXCAAAAA NCome hither an' sit on my knee Willie | A |
Come hither an' sit on my knee | A |
An' list while I tell how your brave brither fell | B |
Fechtin' for you an' for me | A |
Fechtin' for you an' for me Willie | A |
Wi' his guid sword in his han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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Ye min' o' your ain brither dear Willie | A |
Ye min' o' your ain brither dear | C |
How he pettled ye aye wi' his pliskies an' play | D |
An' was aye sae cantie o' cheer | C |
Aye sae cantie o' cheer Willie | A |
As he steppit sae tall an' sae gran' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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D'ye min' when the bull had ye doun Willie | A |
D'ye min' when the bull had ye doun | A |
D'ye min' wha grippit ye fra the big bull | E |
D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun' | A |
D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun' Willie | A |
D'ye min' how the bluid doun ran | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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D'ye min' when we a' wanted bread Willie | A |
the year when we a' wanted bread | F |
How he smiled when he saw the het parritch an' a' | G |
An' gaed cauld an' toom to his bed | F |
Gaed awa' toom to his bed Willie | A |
For the love o' wee Willie an' Nan | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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Next simmer was bright but an' ben Willie | A |
Next simmer was bright but an' ben | A |
When there cam a gran' cry like a win' strang an' high | H |
By loch an' mountain an' glen | A |
By loch an' mountain an' glen Willie | A |
The cry o' a far forrin lan' | A |
An' up loupit ilka brave man Willie | A |
Up loupit ilka brave man | A |
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For the voice cam saying 'Wha 'll gang ' Willie | A |
The voice cam saying 'Wha'll gang | I |
To fecht owre the sea that the slave may be free | A |
An' the weak be safe fra' the strang ' | - |
The weak be safe fra' the strang Willie | A |
Rab looked on Willie an' Nan | A |
An' hech but he was a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but he was a brave man | A |
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I kent by his een he was gaun Willie | A |
I kent by his een he was gaun | A |
An' he rose like a chief twice we spak in our grief | J |
'Dinna gang ' 'My mither I maun ' | - |
When he said 'My mither I maun ' Willie | A |
I gied him his sword to his han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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An' sae it happened afar Willie | A |
Sae it happened afar | K |
In the dead midnight there rose a great fecht | L |
An' Rab was first i' the war | M |
First i' the haur o' the war Willie | A |
Wi' his guid sword in his han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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An' there cam' a dark wicked lord Willie | A |
There cam' a dark wicked lord | N |
An' oh my guid God on my bauld bairn he rode | O |
An' smote him wi' his sword | N |
Smote him wi' his sword Willie | A |
But Rab had his guid sword in han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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He rushed on the fae in his might Willie | A |
In his might to the fecht thro' the night | P |
An' he grippit him grim an' the fae grippit him | Q |
An' they rolled owre i' the fecht | L |
They rolled owre i' the fecht Willie | A |
Rab wi' his guid sword in han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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When the gran' stowre cleared awa' Willie | A |
When the gran' stowre cleared awa' | R |
An' the mornin' drew near in chitter an' in fear | C |
Still still in death they lay twa | R |
Still still in death they lay twa Willie | A |
Rab wi' his guid sword in han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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Then up fra the death sod they bore him Willie | A |
The young men an' maidens they bore him | Q |
An' they mak the rocks ring 'gin my bairn were a king | S |
An' a' the sweet lassies greet owre him | Q |
A' the sweet lassies greet owre him Willie | A |
An' their proud lips kiss his cauld han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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An' they big him a green grass grave Willie | A |
They big him a green grass grave | T |
My ain lad my ain an' they write on the stane | A |
'Wha wad na sleep wi' the brave ' | - |
An' wha wad na sleep wi' the brave Willie | A |
Wha wad na dee for his lan' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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Noo come to yon press wi' me Willie | A |
Come to yon press wi' me | A |
And I'll show ye somethin' o' auld lang syne | A |
When he was a bairnie like thee | A |
When he was a bairnie like thee Willie | A |
And stood at my knee where ye stan' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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D'ye see this wee bit bannet Willie | A |
I min' weel the day it was new | A |
See how I haud it here to my heart | U |
His wee bit bannet o' blue | A |
His wee bit bannet o' blue Willie | A |
Wi' its wee bit cockie an' ban' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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D'ye see his ba' and his stickie Willie | A |
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 braw | C |
But gin ye grow braw an' brave Willie | A |
Aiblins I'se gie 't to your han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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An' this was his Guid Buik Willie | A |
The Guid Buik that he lo'ed | F |
Where he read the Word o' the great guid Lord | N |
Wha bought us wi' His bluid | N |
An' will we spare our bluid Willie | A |
To buy the dear auld lan' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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They say he's dead an' gane Willie | A |
They say he's dead and gane | A |
Wad God my bairnies a' were sons | W |
That ten might gang for ane | A |
Ten might gang for ane Willie | A |
To save the dear auld lan' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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I'd no be lorn an' lane Willie | A |
I'd no be lorn an' lane | A |
For gin I had him here by the han' | A |
He could na be mair my ain | A |
He'd no be mair my ain Willie | A |
Gin I grippit him by the han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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An' oh gin ye gang fra me Willie | A |
Gin ye gang as he gaed fra me | A |
Ye'll aye be still as near to my heart | N |
As the noo when ye sit on my knee | A |
As the noo when ye sit on my knee Willie | A |
An' I haud ye by the han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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'An' wad ye no greet at a' mither | C |
Wad ye no greet at a' ' | - |
Aye wad I greet my bonnie bonnie bairn | A |
'An' will ye no greet when I fa' ' | - |
Will I no greet when ye fa' Willie | A |
God bless your bonnie wee han' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
I kent weel ye'd be a brave man | A |
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Aye will I greet day an' night Willie | A |
Aye will I greet day an' night | N |
But gin ye can see fra your heaven doun to me | A |
Ye'se no be wae at the sight | N |
Ye'se no be wae at the sight Willie | A |
E'en in your bright blessed lan' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
I kent weel ye'd be a brave man | A |
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Ye ken how I greet sae sair Willie | A |
Ye ken how I greet sae sair | C |
When ye're no my ain guid bairnie the day | N |
An' my een are cloudy wi' care | C |
My een are cloudy wi' care Willie | A |
An' I lean doun my head on my han' | A |
An' think 'Will ye be a guid man Willie | A |
Ah will ye grow a guid man ' | - |
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Ye ken when I did na greet sae Willie | A |
Ye ken when I did na greet sae | W |
Gran' gran' are a proud mither's tears | W |
An' the gate that she gangs in her wae | R |
The gate that she gangs in her wae Willie | A |
Wi' her foot on her ain proud lan' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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Ye min' how ye saw me greet Willie | A |
Ye min' how ye saw me greet | N |
When the great news cam' to the toun at e'en | A |
An' we heard the shout in the street | N |
We heard the shout in the street Willie | A |
An' the death word it rode an' it ran | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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Ye min' how I lift up mine ee' Willie | A |
Ye min' how I lift up mine ee' | X |
An' smiled as I smile when I stan' i' the door | C |
An see ye come toddlin' to me | A |
See ye come toddlin' to me Willie | A |
An' smile afar off where I stan' | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie | A |
Hech but ye'll be a brave man | A |
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Thank God | N |
Sydney Thompson Dobell
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