Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LEWIE GORDON, by ALEXANDER GEDDES First Line: O send lewie gordon hame Last Line: Ohone! My highlandman. Subject(s): Scotland - Relations With England; Soldiers | ||||||||
OSEND Lewie Gordon hame, And the lad I daurna name! Though his back be at the wa', Here's to him that's far awa'. Ohone! my Highlandman; Oh! my bonnie Highlandman! Weel wad I my true love ken Amang ten thousand Highlandmen. Oh! to see his tartan trews, Bonnet blue, and laigh-heeled shoes, Philabeg abune his knee! -- That's the lad that I'll gang wi'. Ohone! my Highwayman. Princely youth of whom I sing, Thou wert born to be a king! On thy breast a regal star Shines on loyal hearts afar. Ohone! my Highlandman. Oh! to see the wished-for one Seated on a kingly throne! All our griefs would disappear, We should hail a joyful year. Ohone! my Highlandman. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL ARMIES ARE THE SAME by ERNEST HEMINGWAY ABSENT WITH OFFICIAL LEAVE by RANDALL JARRELL PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON OPERATION MEMORY by DAVID LEHMAN |
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