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Famous Tammie Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Burns, Robert
...s thou canst make us scorn!
Wi’ tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi’ usquabae, we’ll face the devil!
The swats sae ream’d in Tammie’s noddle,
Fair play, he car’d na deils a boddle,
But Maggie stood, right sair astonish’d,
Till, by the heel and hand admonish’d,
She ventur’d forward on the light;
And, wow! Tam saw an unco sight!


 Warlocks and witches in a dance:
Nae cotillon, brent new frae France,
But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels,
Put life and mettle in their heels.Read more of this...



by Burns, Robert
...their way to the devil!


 Here’s a health to them that’s awa,
 Here’s a health to them that’s awa;
Here’s a health to Tammie, 2 the Norlan’ laddie,
 That lives at the lug o’ the law!
 Here’s freedom to them that wad read,
 Here’s freedom to them that wad write,
There’s nane ever fear’d that the truth should be heard,
 But they whom the truth would indite.


 Here’s a Health to them that’s awa,
 An’ here’s to them that’s awa!
Here’s to Maitland and Wycombe, let wha doesn...Read more of this...

by Burns, Robert
...s thou canst mak' us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil!
The swats sae reamed in Tammie's noddle,
Fair play, he cared na deils a boddle.
But Maggie stood right sair astonished,
Till, by the heel and hand admonished,
She ventured forward on the light;
And, wow! Tam saw an unco sight!
Warlocks and witches in a dance;
Nae cotillion, brent new frae France,
But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels,
Put life and mettle in their heels.Read more of this...

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