There was a Bonie Lass by Robert Burns
A bonie lass an her laddie are pairted by war wi' sighs an tears. Ower sea an shore, he faces the cannons wi' nae fear; nae thing can quail him but the lass he lo'es.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Love Poetry, War Poetry · 102 words
First lines
There was a bonie lass, and a bonie, bonie lass, / And she lo'ed her bonie laddie dear; / Till War's loud alarms tore her laddie frae her arms, / Wi' mony a sigh and tear. / Over sea, over shore, where the cannons loudly roar, / He still was a stranger to fear; / And nocht could him quail, or his bosom assail, / But the bonie lass he lo'ed sae dear.
Genres
- Love Poetry — The rhymed verse tells o' a lass an laddie wha lo'e ane anither an are torn apairt.
- War Poetry — War pairts the lovers, an the laddie faces roarin cannons ower sea an shore.
Tags
luve · war · pairtin · cannons
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Genres: Love Poetry, War Poetry
- Length: 102 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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