Duncan Gray by Robert Burns
Duncan woos Maggie on Yule nicht, but her scorn leaves him greetin afore he resolves tae gie her up. Whan Meg grows sick as he recovers, his pity owercomes his wrath, and they end crouse and canty baith.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Ballad, Romantic Comedy · 413 words
First lines
Duncan Gray cam' here to woo, / Ha, ha, the wooing o't, / On blythe Yule-night when we were fou, / Ha, ha, the wooing o't, / Maggie coost her head fu' heigh, / Look'd asklent and unco skeigh, / Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh; / Ha, ha, the wooing o't.
Duncan fleech'd and Duncan pray'd; / Ha, ha, the wooing o't, / Meg was deaf as Ailsa Craig, / Ha, ha, the wooing o't: / Duncan sigh'd baith out and in, / Grat his e'en baith blear't an' blin', / Spak o' lowpin o'er a linn; / Ha, ha, the wooing o't.
Genres
- Ballad — Rhymed stanzas tell the tale o Duncan's wooing wi a repeated refrain.
- Romantic Comedy — Maggie's scorn and Duncan's greetin turn tae a canty end, wi laughter in the wooing refrain.
Tags
wooing · scorned luve · pride · pity · makkin up
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Genres: Ballad, Romantic Comedy
- Length: 413 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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