Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat?
The speaker vows to resist a threatened French invasion and urges Britons to unite and remedy their own grievances without foreign intervention. He rejects both tyranny and mob rule, pledging loyalty to the king while insisting that the people must not be forgotten.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Patriotic Poetry, Political Poetry, Lyric Poetry · 410 words
First lines
Tune-"Push about the Jorum."
Does haughty Gaul invasion threat? / Then let the louns beware, Sir; / There's wooden walls upon our seas, / And volunteers on shore, Sir: / The Nith shall run to Corsincon, / And Criffel sink in Solway, / Ere we permit a Foreign Foe / On British ground to rally! / We'll ne'er permit a Foreign Foe / On British ground to rally!
Genres
- Patriotic Poetry — The speaker pledges resistance to foreign invasion and calls for Britons to remain united.
- Political Poetry — The verses demand domestic redress of British grievances, reject tyranny and mob rule, and affirm both king and people.
- Lyric Poetry — A named tune and repeated closing lines shape the speaker's declarations into a song.
Tags
threatened invasion · British unity · national defence · monarchy · political grievances · patriotic song
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Patriotic Poetry, Political Poetry, Lyric Poetry
- Length: 410 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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