Sweet William's Ghost Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH EFGH IGIG I JC JKLM IGIG I NO NGIG PQGQ RGST GUGV IUIU WXIX YBZB XA2BA2| There came a ghost to Margaret's door | A |
| With many a grievous grone | B |
| And ay he tirled at the pin | C |
| But answer made she none | D |
| - | |
| Is this my father Philip | E |
| Or is't my brother John | F |
| Or is't my true love Willie | G |
| From Scotland new come home | H |
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| 'Tis not thy father Philip | E |
| Nor yet thy brother John | F |
| But 'tis thy true love Willie | G |
| From Scotland new come home | H |
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| O sweet Margret O dear Margret | I |
| I pray thee speak to mee | G |
| Give me my faith and troth Margret | I |
| As I gave it to thee | G |
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| Thy faith and troth thou'se nevir get | I |
| 'Of me shalt nevir win ' | - |
| Till that thou come within my bower | J |
| And kiss my cheek and chin | C |
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| If I should come within thy bower | J |
| I am no earthly man | K |
| And should I kiss thy rosy lipp | L |
| Thy days will not be lang | M |
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| O sweet Margret O dear Margret | I |
| I pray thee speak to mee | G |
| Give me my faith and troth Margret | I |
| As I gave it to thee | G |
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| Thy faith and troth thou'se nevir get | I |
| 'Of me shalt nevir win ' | - |
| Till thou take me to yon kirk yard | N |
| And wed me with a ring | O |
| - | |
| My bones are buried in a kirk yard | N |
| Afar beyond the sea | G |
| And it is but my sprite Margret | I |
| That's speaking now to thee | G |
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| She stretched out her lilly white hand | P |
| As for to do her best | Q |
| Hae there your faith and troth Willie | G |
| God send your soul good rest | Q |
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| Now she has kilted her robes of green | R |
| A piece below her knee | G |
| And a' the live lang winter night | S |
| The dead corps followed shee | T |
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| Is there any room at your head Willie | G |
| Or any room at your feet | U |
| Or any room at your side Willie | G |
| Wherein that I may creep | V |
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| There's nae room at my head Margret | I |
| There's nae room at my feet | U |
| There's no room at my side Margret | I |
| My coffin is made so meet | U |
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| Then up and crew the red red cock | W |
| And up then crew the gray | X |
| 'Tis time 'tis time my dear Margret | I |
| That you were gane away | X |
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| No more the ghost to Margret said | Y |
| But with a grievous grone | B |
| Evanish'd in a cloud of mist | Z |
| And left her all alone | B |
| - | |
| O stay my only true love stay | X |
| The constant Margret cried | A2 |
| Wan grew her cheeks she clos'd her een | B |
| Stretch'd her saft limbs and died | A2 |
Thomas Percy
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