First published in 1994 and now available in paperback, a personal selection of Scottish love poems by writers such as Burns, Byron and MacDiarmid, together with a number by present day poets.
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Sonnet: 26 by William (1567-1640) Alexander
Anemones by Marion Angus
Mary's Song by Marion Angus
Do Not Lift Him From The Bracken by William Edmonstoune Aytoun
Werena My Heart's Licht I Wad Dee by Grisell Baillie
Happy Marriage by Thomas Blacklock
The Point Of Love by Alan Bold
Sonnet: Cupid And Venus by Mark Alexander Boyd
Beast, What Is Love? by George Mackay Brown
Country Girl by George Mackay Brown
Fiddler's Song by George Mackay Brown
Wedding by George Mackay Brown
Love In Age by George Bruce
Touch by George Bruce
Tower On Cliff Top by George Bruce
The Loch Ness Monster by Tom Buchan
Bonie [bonnie] Lesley by Robert Burns
Comin' Thro' The Rye by Robert Burns
Hey For A Lass Wi' A Tocher by Robert Burns
It Is Na, Jean, Thy Bonie Face by Robert Burns
John Anderson by Robert Burns
O, Were I On Parnassus Hill by Robert Burns
A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns
The Rigs O' Barley by Robert Burns
Song by Robert Burns
Written On A Blank Leaf Of His Poems by Robert Burns
She Walks In Beauty by George Gordon Byron
Song by George Gordon Byron
When I Roved A Young Highlander O'er The Dark Heath by George Gordon Byron
Three Love Poems: 3. Shepherdess by Norman Cameron
The Last, The Fatal Hour Is Come by Thomas Campbell
And Our Gifts To The Seasons by Thomas Curtis Clark
Fane Wald I Luve, Bot Whair About? by John Clerk
Arrivals: 1 by Stewart Conn
There Was A Sang. by Helen B. Cruickshank
Thread by Catherine Lucy Czerkawska
To A Ladye by William Dunbar
From The Night-window by Douglas Dunn
Lament For Flodden [field] by Jean (1727-1805) Elliot
Love In Edinburgh by Vesta Nickerson Fairbairn
My Trewth Is Plicht Unto My Lufe Benyng. by John Fethy
Black Tomintoul by Iain (ian) Hamilton Finlay
My Mind To Me A Kingdom Is by Antonia Fraser
Christmas Letter Home by George Sutherland Fraser
The Straits by Valerie Gillies
Between Appointments by Giles Gordon
A Former Love by Giles Gordon
Part First, I-16 by James (1612-1650) Graham
If Doughty Deeds My Ladye Please by Robert Graham
The Grave Of Love by Alexander Gray
Marry The Lass? by Andrew Greig
Birth Of A Genius Among Men by Christopher Murray Grieve
Empty Vessel by Christopher Murray Grieve
First Love by Christopher Murray Grieve
My Love Is To The Light Of Lights. by Christopher Murray Grieve
Of My First Love by Christopher Murray Grieve
The Scarlet Woman by Christopher Murray Grieve
Wheesht, Wheesht, My Foolish Hert. by Christopher Murray Grieve
The Constant North by J. F. Hendry
The Ship by J. F. Hendry
Chaucer by Robert Henryson
Love Is Like A Dizziness by James Hogg
The Moon Was A-waning by James Hogg
The Song by James Hogg
Tam I' The Kirk by Violet Jacob
Ane Metaphoricall Invention Of A Tragedie..., Sels. by James I
Constant Love In All Conditions by James I
The Dawn Of Love by James I
Sang Of Absence, Sels. by James I
The Birthday by Morley Jamieson
Swans by Morley Jamieson
Love Poem 3 by Laughton Johnston
Duo by William Keys
Lost Love by Andrew Lang
O Joy Of Love's Renewing. by Andrew Lang
Words, For E by To --Table of Poems
Anemones by Marion Angus
Mary's Song by Marion Angus
Do Not Lift Him From The Bracken by William Edmonstoune Aytoun
Werena My Heart's Licht I Wad Dee by Grisell Baillie
Happy Marriage by Thomas Blacklock
The Point Of Love by Alan Bold
Sonnet: Cupid And Venus by Mark Alexander Boyd
Beast, What Is Love? by George Mackay Brown
Country Girl by George Mackay Brown
Fiddler's Song by George Mackay Brown
Wedding by George Mackay Brown
Love In Age by George Bruce
Touch by George Bruce
Tower On Cliff Top by George Bruce
The Loch Ness Monster by Tom Buchan
Bonie [bonnie] Lesley by Robert Burns
Comin' Thro' The Rye by Robert Burns
Hey For A Lass Wi' A Tocher by Robert Burns
It Is Na, Jean, Thy Bonie Face by Robert Burns
John Anderson by Robert Burns
O, Were I On Parnassus Hill by Robert Burns
A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns
The Rigs O' Barley by Robert Burns
Song by Robert Burns
Written On A Blank Leaf Of His Poems by Robert Burns
She Walks In Beauty by George Gordon Byron
Song by George Gordon Byron
When I Roved A Young Highlander O'er The Dark Heath by George Gordon Byron
Three Love Poems: 3. Shepherdess by Norman Cameron
The Last, The Fatal Hour Is Come by Thomas Campbell
And Our Gifts To The Seasons by Thomas Curtis Clark
Fane Wald I Luve, Bot Whair About? by John Clerk
Arrivals: 1 by Stewart Conn
There Was A Sang. by Helen B. Cruickshank
Thread by Catherine Lucy Czerkawska
To A Ladye by William Dunbar
From The Night-window by Douglas Dunn
Lament For Flodden [field] by Jean (1727-1805) Elliot
Love In Edinburgh by Vesta Nickerson Fairbairn
My Trewth Is Plicht Unto My Lufe Benyng. by John Fethy
Black Tomintoul by Iain (ian) Hamilton Finlay
My Mind To Me A Kingdom Is by Antonia Fraser
Christmas Letter Home by George Sutherland Fraser
The Straits by Valerie Gillies
Between Appointments by Giles Gordon
A Former Love by Giles Gordon
Part First, I-16 by James (1612-1650) Graham
If Doughty Deeds My Ladye Please by Robert Graham
The Grave Of Love by Alexander Gray
Marry The Lass? by Andrew Greig
Birth Of A Genius Among Men by Christopher Murray Grieve
Empty Vessel by Christopher Murray Grieve
First Love by Christopher Murray Grieve
My Love Is To The Light Of Lights. by Christopher Murray Grieve
Of My First Love by Christopher Murray Grieve
The Scarlet Woman by Christopher Murray Grieve
Wheesht, Wheesht, My Foolish Hert. by Christopher Murray Grieve
The Constant North by J. F. Hendry
The Ship by J. F. Hendry
Chaucer by Robert Henryson
Love Is Like A Dizziness by James Hogg
The Moon Was A-waning by James Hogg
The Song by James Hogg
Tam I' The Kirk by Violet Jacob
Ane Metaphoricall Invention Of A Tragedie..., Sels. by James I
Constant Love In All Conditions by James I
The Dawn Of Love by James I
Sang Of Absence, Sels. by James I
The Birthday by Morley Jamieson
Swans by Morley Jamieson
Love Poem 3 by Laughton Johnston
Duo by William Keys
Lost Love by Andrew Lang
O Joy Of Love's Renewing. by Andrew Lang
Words, For E by To --Table of Poems
About the Author
Antonia Fraser's most recent biography is the internationally best-selling Marie Antoinette; she has also written Mary Queen of Scots, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, and Charles II, as well as a short study, King James VI & I, in the Kings and Queen of England series she edits. She has written three studies of women in history, The Weaker Vessel, The Warrior Queens and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Among awards Antonia Fraser has received the Wolfson History Prize, the James Tait Black Prize and the Norton Medlicott Medal 2000 of the Historical Association.
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O my luve is like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nocht the bettir, heart licht, maun hae, little trout Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Randal, The Flowers of the Forest, Earl Richard, John Anderson, Alexander Scott, George Mackay Brown, King James, Maggie Lauder, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Alastair Reid, Edwin Muir, George Gordon, Iain Crichton Smith, James Hogg, Lord Byron, Rob the Ranter, William Soutar New!
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O my luve is like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nocht the bettir, heart licht, maun hae, little trout Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Randal, The Flowers of the Forest, Earl Richard, John Anderson, Alexander Scott, George Mackay Brown, King James, Maggie Lauder, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Alastair Reid, Edwin Muir, George Gordon, Iain Crichton Smith, James Hogg, Lord Byron, Rob the Ranter, William Soutar New!
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- Lord of the Isles, The by Sir Walter Scott in Front Matter, and page 160
- Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser on page 200, and Back Matter
- Love Poems by Rita Jean George in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- His Mistress (Harlequin Stolen Moments) by Carrie Alexander on page 237, and Back Matter
- Lord of the Isles (Warner Forever) by Amanda Scott in Front Matter, and page 160
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- Scottish Tartan Weddings: A Practical Guidebook (Weddings/Marriage) by Eric Merrill Budd in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Treasury of Classic Russian Love Short Stories: In Russian and English by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov in Back Matter
- How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry by Edward Hirsch in Back Matter
- Frommer's Scotland (Frommer's Complete Guides) by Darwin Porter on page 47
- The Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations in War by Antonia Fraser in Front Matter
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