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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WATERGAW, by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ae weet forenicht I' the yow-trummle Last Line: What your look meant then. Alternate Author Name(s): Macdiarmid, Hugh | |||
AE weet forenicht i' the yow-trummle I saw yon antrin thing, A watergaw wi' its chitterin' licht Ayont the on-ding; An' I thocht o' the last wild look ye gied Afore ye deed! There was nae reek i' the laverock's hoose That nicht -- an' nane i' mine: But I ha'e thocht o' that foolish licht Ever sin' syne; An' I think that mebbe at last I ken What your look meant then. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SKELETON OF THE FUTURE; AT LENIN'S TOMB by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE THE BONNIE BROUKIT BAIRN by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE WATER MUSIC by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE SORROW SINGERS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE MOUSE by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH I DID THIS FOR THEE! WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR ME? by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL GREEK SONG: 1. THE STORM OF DELPHI by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS FATHER LAND AND MOTHER TONGUE by SAMUEL LOVER WHEN KREISLER PLAYS by FRANCES BARTLETT STANZAS TO AN AFFECTIONATE AND PIOUS PARENT, ON THE DEATH OF HER CHILD by BERNARD BARTON |
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