Lyric Poem · Nature
Verses on Captain Grose
by Robert Burns
9Where’er he be, the Lord be near him!—Igo, and ago,
10As for the deil, he daur na steer him.—Iram, coram, dago.
11But please transmit th’ enclosed letter,—Igo, and ago,
12Which will oblige your humble debtor.—Iram, coram, dago.
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Quick facts
- Poem
- Verses on Captain Grose
- Poet
- Robert Burns
- Length
- 16 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Nature, Friendship
Craft notes
How this poem works
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- Shape
- 16 lines · 8 couplets
- Line length
- Lines run 12-15 syllables (median 14), consistent with heptameter. No single length dominates, which is normal once elision and contraction are in play.
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- Author record
- Robert Burns1759–1796
- Source record
- PoetryDBVerses on Captain Grose by robert-burns, PoetryDB transcription
- Display decision
- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
- Publication record
- Not recorded in the imported source
- Text fingerprint
- SHA-256 08e34e9dbfe11b34…
- Editorial handling
- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.