The Song Of Death

2018-11-12T18:27:58+00:001791, Robert Burns Poems, Song, Type, Year|

Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the broad setting sun; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties, Our race of existence is run! Thou grim King of Terrors; thou Life's gloomy foe! Go, frighten the coward and slave; Go, teach them to tremble, felltyrant! butknow Noterrors hast

The Posie

2018-11-12T18:27:52+00:001791, Poem, Robert Burns Poems, Type, Year|

O luve will venture in where it daurnaweel be seen, O luvewill venture in where wisdom ancehas been; But I will doun yonriver rove, amangthe wood sae green, And a' to pu' a Posie to my ain dear May. The primrose I will pu', the firstling o' the year, And I will pu' the pink,

The Gallant Weaver

2018-11-12T18:27:52+00:001791, Poem, Robert Burns Poems, Type, Year|

Where Cart rins rowin' to the sea, Bymony a flower and spreading tree, There lives a lad, the lad for me, He is a gallant Weaver. O, I had wooers aughtornine, They gied me rings and ribbons fine; And I was fear'd my heart wadtine, And I giedit to the Weaver. My daddie sign'd my

O May, Thy Morn

2018-11-12T18:27:47+00:001791, Poem, Robert Burns Poems, Type, Year|

O may, thy morn was ne'er so sweet As the mirknight o' December! For sparkling was the rosy wine, And private was the chamber: And dear was she I dare na name, But I will aye remember: And dear was she I dare na name, ButI will aye remember. And here's to them that, like

The Banks O’ Doon

2018-11-12T18:27:52+00:001791, Poem, Robert Burns Poems, Type, Year|

Sweet are the banks-the banks o' Doon, The spreading flowers are fair, And everything is blythe and glad, But I am fu'o' care. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough; Thou minds me o' the happy days When my fause Luvewas true: Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That

The Charms Of Lovely Davies

2018-11-12T18:27:58+00:001791, Robert Burns Poems, Song, Type, Year|

O how shall I, unskilfu', try The poet's occupation? The tunefu' powers, in happy hours, That whisper inspiration; Even they maun dare aneffort mair Than aughtthey ever gave us, Erethey rehearse, in equal verse, The charms o' lovely Davies. Each eye it cheers when she appears, Like Phoebus in the morning, When past the shower,

My Bonie Bell

2018-11-12T18:27:46+00:001791, Poem, Robert Burns Poems, Type, Year|

The smiling Spring comes in rejoicing, And surly Winter grimly flies; Now crystal clear are the falling waters, And bonie blue are the sunny skies. Fresh o'er the mountains breaks forth the morning, The ev'ning gilds the ocean's swell; All creatures joy in the sun's returning, And I rejoice in my bonie Bell. The flowery

My Eppie Macnab

2018-11-12T18:27:46+00:001791, Poem, Robert Burns Poems, Type, Year|

O saw ye my dearie, my Eppie Macnab? O sawye my dearie, my Eppie Macnab? She's down in the yard, she's kissin the laird, She winnacome hameto her ain Jock Rab. O come thy ways to me, my Eppie Macnab; O come thy ways to me, my Eppie Macnab; Whate'er thou hast dune, be it

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