Famous Scarborough Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Scarborough poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous scarborough poems. These examples illustrate what a famous scarborough poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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The Disastrous Fire at Scarborough

by William Topaz McGonagall
 'Twas in the year of 1898, and on the 8th of June,
A mother and six children met with a cruel doom
In one of the most fearful fires for some years past
And as the spectators gazed upon them they stood aghast 

The fire broke out in a hairdresser's, in the town of Scarborough,
And as the fire spread it filled the...Read more of this...

Beautiful North Berwick

by William Topaz McGonagall
 North Berwick is a watering-place with golfing links green,
With a fine bathing beach most lovely to be seen;
And there's a large number of handsome villas also,
And often it's called the Scarborough of Scotland, as Portobello. 

The greatest attraction is Tantallon Castle, worthy of regard,
About three miles distant to the eastward;
Which in time of war reoeived many a shock,
And it's...Read more of this...

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