Beautiful Edinburgh Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DEFF GHAA AAII JJKK DDLL AALL DDLL AAKK DDII LLII MMNO PPQQ MMDE| Beautiful city of Edinburgh most wonderful to be seen | A |
| With your ancient palace of Holyrood and Queen's Park Green | A |
| And your big magnificent elegant New College | B |
| Where people from all nations can be taught knowledge | C |
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| The New College of Edinburgh is certainly very grand | D |
| Which I consider to be an honour to fair Scotland | E |
| Because it's the biggest in the world without any doubt | F |
| And is most beautiful in the inside as well as out | F |
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| And the Castle is wonderful to look upon | G |
| Which has withstood many angry tempests in years bygone | H |
| And the rock it's built upon is rugged and lovely to be seen | A |
| When the shrubberies surrounding it are blown full green | A |
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| Morningside is lovely and charming to be seen | A |
| The gardens there are rich with flowers and shrubberies green | A |
| And sweet scented perfumes fill the air | I |
| Emanating from the sweet flowers and beautiful plants there | I |
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| And as for Braidhill it's a very romantic spot | J |
| But a fine place to visit when the weather is hot | J |
| There the air is nice and cool which will help to drive away sorrow | K |
| When ye view from its summit the beautiful city of Edinburgh | K |
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| And as for the statues they are very grand | D |
| They cannot be surpassed in any foreign land | D |
| And the scenery is attractive and fascinating to the eye | L |
| And arrests the attention of tourists as they pass by | L |
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| Lord Melville's Monument is most elegant to be seen | A |
| Which is situated in St Andrew's Square amongst shrubberies green | A |
| Which seems most gorgeous to the eye | L |
| Because it is towering so very high | L |
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| The Prince Albert Consort Statue looks very grand | D |
| Especially the granite blocks whereon it doth stand | D |
| Which is admired by all tourists as they pass by | L |
| Because the big granite blocks seem magnificent to the eye | L |
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| Princes Street West End Garden Is fascinating to be seen | A |
| With its beautiful big trees and shrubberies green | A |
| And its magnificent water fountain in the valley below | K |
| Helps to drive away from the tourist all care and woe | K |
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| The Castle Hotel is elegant and grand | D |
| And students visit it from every foreign land | D |
| And the students of Edinburgh often call there | I |
| To rest and have luncheon at a very cheap fare | I |
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| Queen Street Garden seems charming to the eye | L |
| And a great boon it is to the tenantry near by | L |
| As they walk along the grand gravel walks near there | I |
| Amongst the big trees and shrubberies and inhale pure air | I |
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| Then all ye tourists be advised by me | M |
| Beautiful Edinburgh ye ought to go and see | M |
| It's the only city I know of where ye can wile away the time | N |
| By viewing its lovely scenery and statues fine | O |
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| Magnificent city of Edinburgh I must conclude my muse | P |
| But to write in praise of thee I cannot refuse | P |
| I will tell the world boldly without dismay | Q |
| You have the biggest college in the world at the present day | Q |
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| Of all the cities in the world Edinburgh for me | M |
| For no matter where I look some lovely spot I see | M |
| And for picturesque scenery unrivalled you do stand | D |
| Therefore I pronounce you to be the Pride of Fair Scotland | E |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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