Epigram on Miss Davies by Robert Burns
Asked why Miss Davies is so small and Mrs. A so large, the speaker compares a small gem with huge granite, saying God made the gem small so mankind would value it more.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Epigram, Humor · 54 words
First lines
On being asked why she had been formed so little, and Mrs. A-so big.
Ask why God made the gem so small? / And why so huge the granite? - / Because God meant mankind should set / That higher value on it.
Genres
- Epigram — Four lines answer a question about contrasting statures with a pointed comparison between a gem and granite.
- Humor — The reply turns a question about small stature into a witty compliment by linking small size with greater value.
Tags
small stature · gemstones · granite · witty compliments · epigrams
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Epigram, Humor
- Length: 54 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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