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William Edmondstoune Aytoun was a British poet born on June 21, 1813, and died on August 4, 1865. His poetry is known for its romantic style and covers themes such as nature, history, and literature.

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Book:Poems of William Edmondstoune Aytoun

Source: Poems of William Edmondstoune Aytoun

“They bore within their breasts the grief That fame can never heal- That deep, unutterable woe Which none save exiles feel.”

Feels Grief Fame Heal Boredom Breasts Bores Woe Exile

Author:William Edmondstoune Aytoun

“Nowhere beats the heart so kindly as beneath the tartan plaid!”

Heart Art Beats Plaid Tartan

Book:Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: And Other Poems

Source: Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: And Other Poems

“Fhairshon had a son, Who married Noah's daughter, And nearly spoil'd to Flood, By trinking up ta water: Which he would have done, I at least believe it, Had ta mixture peen Only half Glenlivet.”

Believe Done Belief Water Half Son Married Daughter Flood Mixtures Spoiled

Author:William Edmondstoune Aytoun

“Do not lift him from the bracken, Leave him lying where he fell- Better bier ye cannot fashion: None beseems him half so well As the bare and broken heather, And the hard and trampled sod, Whence his angry soul ascended To the judgment seat of God!”

Wells Soul Hard Lying Half Fashion Broken Judgment Angry Lifts Seats Sod Heathers

Book:Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: And Other Poems

Source: Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: And Other Poems

“Fhairshon swore a feud Against the clan M,Tavish; Marched into their land To murder and to rafish; For he did resolve To extirpate the vipers, With four-and-twenty men And five-and-thirty pipers.”

Men Five Four Land Murder Twenties Thirty Resolve Clans Pipers Feuds Vipers

Book:The book of ballads [by sir T. Martin and W.E. Aytoun] ed. by Bon Gaultier

Source: The book of ballads [by sir T. Martin and W.E. Aytoun] ed. by Bon Gaultier

“He is coming! He is coming! Like a bridegroom from his room, Came the hero from his prison To the scaffold and the doom.”

Rooms Hero Prison Doom Bridegroom

Author:William Edmondstoune Aytoun

“Give me but one hour of Scotland, Let me see it ere I die.”

Giving Dies Hours Let Me Give Me Scotland Scottish One Hour

Book:Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: And Other Poems

Source: Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: And Other Poems

About the Author

Born: June 21, 1813
Died: August 4, 1865
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 8

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