The Lass that Made the Bed to Me by Robert Burns
A young man gaun north on a cauld Januar' nicht finds lodgin' wi' a lass wha makes his bed. She bids him haud aff his hands, but he tells o' kissin' her an' layin' her beside him; neist mornin' she sighs wi' a tear in her e'e an' says he has ruined her. He says she'll aye mak his bed, an' she maks sarks for him frae her mither's sheets.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Ballad, Erotic literature · 719 words
First lines
When Januar' wind was blawing cauld, / As to the north I took my way, / The mirksome night did me enfauld, / I knew na where to lodge till day:
By my gude luck a maid I met, / Just in the middle o' my care, / And kindly she did me invite / To walk into a chamber fair.
Genres
- Ballad — Rhymed stanzas tell o' a traveller's nicht wi' a lass, wi' a chorus that comes back tae her makin' his bed.
- Erotic literature — The speaker describes the lass's bosom an' limbs, his repeated kisses, an' layin' her beside him efter she bids him spare her virginitie.
Tags
lodgin' · bodily desire · virginitie · tears · ballad
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Genres: Ballad, Erotic literature
- Length: 719 words
- Structure: 1 section, 12 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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