Country Guy

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



Ah! County Guy, the hour is nigh,
     The sun has left the lea,
 The orange flower perfumes the bower,
     The breeze is on the sea.
 The lark his lay who thrill'd all day
     Sits hush'd his partner nigh:
 Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour,
     But where is County Guy?

   The village maid steals through the shade,
    Her shepherd's suit to hear;
To beauty shy, by lattice high,
    Sings high-born Cavalier.
The star of Love, all stars above
    Now reigns o'er earth and sky;
And high and low the influence know--
    But where is County Guy?

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme abcbxacA xxaxxaxA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 552
Words 98
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8

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