Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A FRIEND ON RECEIVING FROM HIM A VOLUME OF 'THE PARNASSUS JOURNAL.', by JANET HAMILTON Poet's Biography First Line: Owre a' parnassus I hae wannert Last Line: That I should sayyer maist obedient Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton, Janet Thompson Subject(s): Friendship; Parnassus (mountain), Greece | ||||||||
OWRE a' Parnassus I hae wannert, Wi' beuk in han' I slowly daunert, An' aft baith hert an' een gaed dancin' Abune some bricht rock-crystal glancin' Amang the stanes or in the soil, That weel repaid me for my toil. To tell the truth I didna ettle To fin' sae muckle bardic mettle, Or pouch sae many bonny gems Amang the heather cowes an' stems That cleed oor Scotch Parnassian mountain, Adoon whilk rins Castalia's fountain. It's ca'd, ye ken, the Muse's Spring, Whaur drouthy poets drink and sing, Ere fame or fortune's haun' ye claucht, Ye first maun tak' a waly-waucht O' this same sang-inspirin' water An' syne ye'll rhyme, an' sing, an' clatter. A waly-waucht gat Ayrshire Rab It clear't his thrapple, cool't his gab, An' syne sae loud an' sweet he sang, That a' the warl' wi' echoes rang, Till on that kittle steed Pegasus He wan the tap o' mount Parnassus; An' there he sits, an' wha wull steer him? Nae ither singer e'er cam' near him Frae neath the yirth, or on't abune, Nane e'er could lilt to Rabbie's tune. For me I ne'er cou'd fill my caup Oot o' the springa wee bit drap Was a' that e'er gaed owre my weasan E'en noo my gab begins to geysan, An' sae I fin it maist expedient That I should sayyer maist obedient | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIDEMIAE: BOOK 1: SATIRE 2 by JOSEPH HALL VIRGIDEMIAE: BOOK 1: SATIRE 8 by JOSEPH HALL THE SINGER'S MUSE by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE REJECTED ADDRESSES: DRURY'S DIRGE, BY LAURA MATILDA by HORACE SMITH THE POET AMONG THE TREES by HORACE SMITH THE ORGY ON PARNASSUS by WILLIAM WATSON A BALLAD FOUNDED ON A REAL INCIDENT WHICH OCCURED IN HIGH LIFE by JANET HAMILTON A BALLAD OF MEMORIE by JANET HAMILTON A FAITHFUL MOTHER'S LOVE by JANET HAMILTON |
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