I am a keeper of the law In some sma' points, altho' not a'; Some people tell me gin I fa', Ae way or ither, The breaking of ae point, tho' sma', Breaks a' thegither. I hae been in for't ance or twice, And winna say o'er far for thrice; Yet never met wi' that surprise That broke my rest; But now a rumour's like to rise -- A whaup's i' the nest! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BEAUTIFUL by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES HIPPOLYTUS TEMPORIZES by HILDA DOOLITTLE WERE I BUT HIS OWN WIFE by ELLEN MARY PATRICK DOWNING AH, HAD I SEEN THEE SOONER! by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS SONNET ON MOOR PARK - WRITTEN AT PARIS, MAY 11, 1826 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES |