Epigram on Mr. James Gracie by Robert Burns
The speaker wishes Gracie to remain Dean forever and wishes damnation on anyone who finds fault with his weight or measure.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Epigram, Poetry · 40 words
First lines
Gracie, thou art a man of worth, / O be thou Dean for ever! / May he be damned to hell henceforth, / Who fauts thy weight or measure!
Genres
- Epigram — Four lines turn an affirmation of Gracie's worth into a pointed curse against his critics.
- Poetry — The address to Gracie forms a single quatrain with alternating rhymes.
Tags
epigram · deanship · curses · weight and measure
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Epigram, Poetry
- Length: 40 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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