Poetry Catalog

Raving winds around her blowing,Yellow leaves the woodlands strowing,By a river hoarsely roaring,Isabella stray’d deploring— “Farewell, hours that late did measureSunshine days of joy and pleasure;Hail, thou gloomy night of sorrow,Cheerless night that knows no morrow! “O’er the past too fondly wandering,On the hopeless future pondering;Chilly grief my life-blood … [Read more...] about Raving Winds Around Her Blowing, By: Robert Burns

What will I do gin my Hoggie die?My joy, my pride, my Hoggie!My only beast, I had nae mae,And vow but I was vogie!The lee-lang night we watch’d the fauld,Me and my faithfu’ doggie;We heard nocht but the roaring linn,Amang the braes sae scroggie. But the houlet cry’d frau the castle wa’,The blitter frae the boggie;The tod reply’d upon the hill,I trembled for my Hoggie.When … [Read more...] about My Hoggie, By: Robert Burns

Stay my charmer, can you leave me?Cruel, cruel to deceive me;Well you know how much you grieve me;Cruel charmer, can you go!Cruel charmer, can you go! By my love so ill-requited,By the faith you fondly plighted,By the pangs of lovers slighted,Do not, do not liave me so!Do not, do not leave me so! … [Read more...] about Stay My Charmer, By: Robert Burns

Farewell, ye dungeons dark and strong,The wretch’s destinie!M’Pherson’s time will not be longOn yonder gallows-tree. Chorus.—Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,Sae dauntingly gaed he;He play’d a spring, and danc’d it round,Below the gallows-tree. O, what is death but parting breath?On many a bloody plainI’ve dared his face, and in this placeI scorn him yet again!Sae rantingly, … [Read more...] about M’Pherson’s Farewell, By: Robert Burns

My heart was ance as blithe and freeAs simmer days were lang;But a bonie, westlin weaver ladHas gart me change my sang. Chorus.—To the weaver’s gin ye go, fair maids,To the weaver’s gin ye go;I rede you right, gang ne’er at night,To the weaver’s gin ye go. My mither sent me to the town,To warp a plaiden wab;But the weary, weary warpin o’tHas gart me sigh and sab.To the … [Read more...] about To the Weavers Gin Ye Go, By: Robert Burns