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THE CAPTAIN'S LADY by ROBERT BURNS

Poet Analysis

First Line: O MOUNT AND GO, MOUNT AND MAKE YOU READY
Last Line: O MOUNT AND GO, &C.
Subject(s): WAR; LOVE;

O mount and go, mount and make you ready,
O mount and go, and be the Captain's lady.

When the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle,
Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle:
When the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle,
Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle.
O mount and go, &c.

When the vanquish'd foe sues for peace and quiet,
To the shades we'll go, and in love enjoy it:
When the vanquish'd foe sues for peace and quiet,
To the shades we'll go, and in love enjoy it.
O mount and go, &c.



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