Lord Gregory by Robert Burns

An exile frae her faither's ha' begs Lord Gregory tae open his tower door in a midnight storm, asking for pity if he canna gie her luve. She minds their meeting by Irwine and his vows, then cries tae the lightning and thunner for rest, asking that her fause luve be spared and pardoned.

By Robert Burns · Genre: Dramatic Monologue, Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry · 238 words

First lines

O mirk, mirk is this midnight hour, / And loud the tempest's roar; / A waefu' wanderer seeks thy tower, / Lord Gregory, ope thy door. / An exile frae her father's ha', / And a' for loving thee; / At least some pity on me shaw, / If love it may na be.

Lord Gregory, mind'st thou not the grove / By bonie Irwine side, / Where first I own'd that virgin love / I lang, lang had denied. / How aften didst thou pledge and vow / Thou wad for aye be mine! / And my fond heart, itsel' sae true, / It ne'er mistrusted thine.

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Genres

• Dramatic Monologue — Ae wumman speaks throughout, pleading wi Lord Gregory and then addressing the lightning and thunner; nae answer is heard.
• Lyric Poetry — Three rhyming stanzas gie the speaker's plea, her memory o vows, and her wish for rest.
• Love Poetry — The speaker minds her confession o luve and Gregory's vows, then calls him fause while asking that he be pardoned.

Tags

fause luve · exile · luvers' vows · midnight storm · pleading

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• Work type: Poem
• Author: Robert Burns
• Date: Date unknown
• Genres: Dramatic Monologue, Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry
• Length: 238 words
• Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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