The Lay Of Poor Louise Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAAB CCCCB DDDDB EEEEB FFFFB EEEEB GHHHB| Ah poor Louise the livelong day | A |
| She roams from cot to castle gay | A |
| And still her voice and viol say | A |
| Ah maids beware the woodland way | A |
| Think on Louise | B |
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| Ah poor Louise The sun was high | C |
| It smirch'd her cheek it dimm'd her eye | C |
| The woodland walk was cool and nigh | C |
| Where birds with chiming streamlets vie | C |
| To cheer Louise | B |
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| Ah poor Louise The savage bear | D |
| Made ne'er that lovely grove his lair | D |
| The wolves molest not paths so fair | D |
| But better far had such been there | D |
| For poor Louise | B |
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| Ah poor Louise In woody wold | E |
| She met a huntsman fair and bold | E |
| His baldric was of silk and gold | E |
| And many a witching tale he told | E |
| To poor Louise | B |
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| Ah poor Louise Small cause to pine | F |
| Hadst thou for treasures of the mine | F |
| For peace of mind that gift divine | F |
| And spotless innocence were thine | F |
| Ah poor Louise | B |
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| Ah poor Louise Thy treasure's reft | E |
| I know not if by force or theft | E |
| Or part by violence part by gift | E |
| But misery is all that's left | E |
| To poor Louise | B |
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| Let poor Louise some succour have | G |
| She will not long your bounty crave | H |
| Or tire the gay with warning stave | H |
| For Heaven has grace and earth a grave | H |
| Poor poor Louise | B |
Walter Scott (sir)
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