On Wm. Graham, Esq., of Mossknowe
As Willy draws his last breath, personified Nature calls Death a thief and asks how she can make another fool without her choicest model.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Epigram, Satirical Poetry · 43 words
First lines
"Stop thief! " dame Nature call'd to Death, / As Willy drew his latest breath; / How shall I make a fool again? / My choicest model thou hast ta'en.
Genres
- Epigram — Four rhyming lines culminate in the pointed insult that Willy was Nature's choicest model for a fool.
- Satirical Poetry — Nature's apparent lament over Willy's death becomes mockery of his foolishness.
Tags
epigram · foolishness · death · personification · mock lament
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Epigram, Satirical Poetry
- Length: 43 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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