Proud Masie

Sir Walter Scott 1771 (College Wynd, Edinburgh) – 1832 (Abbotsford, Roxburghshire)



Proud Maisie is in the wood,   
  Walking so early;   
Sweet Robin sits on the bush,   
  Singing so rarely.   
  
'Tell me, thou bonny bird,
  When shall I marry me?'   
'When six braw gentlemen   
  Kirkward shall carry ye.'   
  
'Who makes the bridal bed,   
  Birdie, say truly?'
'The grey-headed sexton   
  That delves the grave duly.   
  
'The glow-worm o'er grave and stone   
  Shall light thee steady;   
The owl from the steeple sing
  Welcome, proud lady!'

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 31, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XAXA XAXA XAXA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 461
Words 77
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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