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Famous Selkirk Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Burns, Robert
...st man, and a’ that.


Tho’ wit and worth, in either sex,
 Saint Mary’s Isle can shaw that,
Wi’ Dukes and Lords let Selkirk mix,
 And weel does Selkirk fa’ that.
 For a’ that, and a’ that,
 Here’s Heron yet for a’ that!
 The independent commoner
 Shall be the man for a’ that.


But why should we to Nobles jouk,
 And is’t against the law, that?
For why, a Lord may be a gowk,
 Wi’ ribband, star and a’ that,
 For a’ that, and a’ that,
 Here’s Heron yet for a’ that!
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