On Commissary Goldie's Brains by Robert Burns
The speaker mocks Commissary Goldie's intelligence by asking the Lord why such a poor treasure is enclosed within so thick a wall.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Epigram, Satirical Poetry · 39 words
First lines
Lord, to account who dares thee call, / Or e'er dispute thy pleasure? / Else why, within so thick a wall, / Enclose so poor a treasure?
Genres
- Epigram — Four rhyming lines culminate in a pointed contrast between a thick enclosure and its poor treasure.
- Satirical Poetry — The title identifies Goldie's brains as the target of the speaker's mocking question about a poorly valued treasure.
Tags
intelligence · ridicule · satire · epigram
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Epigram, Satirical Poetry
- Length: 39 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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