Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LASS O' ARRANTEENIE, by ROBERT TANNAHILL Poet's Biography First Line: Far lone amang the highland hills Last Line: The lass o' arranteenie. Subject(s): Girls; Love | ||||||||
FAR lone amang the Highland-hills, 'Midst Nature's wildest grandeur, By rocky dens, and woody glens, With weary steps I wander. The langsome way, the darksome day, The mountain mist sae rainy, Are nought to me when gaun to thee, Sweet lass o' Arranteenie. You mossy rosebud down the howe, Just opening fresh and bonny, Blinks sweetly 'neath the hazel bough, And 's scarcely seen by ony; Sae sweet amidst her native hills, Obscurely blooms my Jeanie, Mair fair and gay than rosy May The flower o' Arranteenie. Now, from the mountain's lofty brow, I view the distant ocean, There Av'rice guides the bounding prow Ambition courts promotion: -- Let Fortune pour her golden store, Her laurell'd favours many; Give me but this, my soul's first wish, The lass o' Arranteenie. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD BY YON BURN SIDE by ROBERT TANNAHILL |
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