Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CAPTAIN GROSE, by ROBERT BURNS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ken ye ought o' captain grose Last Line: The coins o' satan's coronation! -- iram coram dago. Subject(s): Grose, Francis (1731-1791) | ||||||||
Ken ye aught o' Captain Grose? -- Igo, and ago, If he's amang his friends or foes? -- Iram, coram, dago. Is he to Abra'm's bosom gane? -- Igo, and ago, Or haudin Sarah by the wame? -- Iram, coram dago. Is he south or is he north? -- Igo, and ago, Or drowned in the river Forth? -- Iram, coram dago. Is he slain by Hielan' bodies? -- Igo, and ago, And eaten like a wether haggis? -- Iram, coram, dago. Where'er he be, the Lord be near him! -- Igo, and ago, As for the deil, he daur na steer him. -- Iram, coram, dago. But please transmit th' enclosed letter, -- Igo, and ago, Which will oblige your humble debtor. -- Iram, coram, dago. So may ye hae auld stanes in store, -- Igo, and ago, The very stanes that Adam bore. -- Iram, coram, dago, So may ye get in glad possession, -- Igo, and ago, The coins o' Satan's coronation! -- Iram coram dago. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE LATE CAPT. GROSE'S PEREGRINATIONS THRO' SCOTLAND by ROBERT BURNS A BARD'S EPITAPH by ROBERT BURNS A POET'S WELCOME TO HIS LOVE-BEGOTTEN DAUGHTER by ROBERT BURNS A RED, RED ROSE by ROBERT BURNS ADDRESS TO A HAGGIS by ROBERT BURNS ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUS by ROBERT BURNS |
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