Of a' the Airts
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Of a' the airts the wind can blaw
I dearly like the west,
For there the bonie lassie lives,
The lassie I lo'e best.
There wild woods grow and rivers row,
And monie a hill between;
But day and night my fancy's flight
Is ever wi' my Jean.
I see her in the dewy flowers;
I see her sweet and fair:
I hear her in the tunefu' birds;
I hear her charm the air.
There's not a bonie flower that springs
By fountain, shaw, or green;
There's not a bonie bird that sings,
But minds me o' my Jean.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 04, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHIHJEJE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 500 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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