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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VERSES TO J. RANKINE, by ROBERT BURNS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I am a keeper of the law Last Line: A whaup's I' the nest! Subject(s): Gossip | |||
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 WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: NEWS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON GOSSIP AT BOW MILLS by GERALD CHITTENDEN LETTERS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE SKIES CAN'T KEEP THEIR SECRET! by EMILY DICKINSON THREE SISTERS by LILLIAN DURHAM DICKSON A NEW DENOMINATION by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON FAULTS by ELIZABETH JOHANNA GARDEY GOSSIP by ELIZABETH JOHANNA GARDEY A BARD'S EPITAPH by ROBERT BURNS A POET'S WELCOME TO HIS LOVE-BEGOTTEN DAUGHTER by ROBERT BURNS |
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