Who is Alexander Montgomerie
Alexander Montgomerie (c. 1550?–1598) was a Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet, or makar, born in Ayrshire. He was one of the principal members of the Castalian Band, a circle of poets in the court of James VI in the 1580s which included the king himself. Montgomerie was for a time in favour as one of the king's "favourites". He was a Catholic in a largely Protestant court and his involvement in political controversy led to his expulsion as an outlaw in the mid-1590s.Montgomerie's poetry, much of which examines themes of love, includes autobiographical sonnets and foreshadows the later metaphysical poets in England. He is sometimes, by tradition, given the epithet "Captain".Early lifeMontgomerie was a younger son of the Ayrshire laird Hugh Montgomerie of Hessilhead (d. 1558) and so was ...Read Full Biography of Alexander Montgomerie
Alexander Montgomerie Poems
- The Night Is Near Gone
Hey! now the day dawis;
The jolly cock crawis;
Now shroudis the shawis
Thro' Nature anon....
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Jembloomfield: sorting out some handouts for a seminar on (capt.) alexander montgomerie, and reminded that absolutely no-one does it like the older scots poets. utterly banging stuff.Wbc_libraries: read of the day the current issue of ‘scottish field’ magazine has a feature on orkney and shetland, an interview with colin montgomerie, and an article on alexander graham bell. read it on pressreader (
Val_bold: 'some sweetly has the honey socht, whill they were cloggit sore; some willingly the wax has wrocht, to keep it up in store' (alexander montgomerie, 'the cherrie and the slae')
Olympiaauctions: a fine and rare pair of 18 bore silver-mounted flintlock over-and-under double trigger holster pistols made for alexander montgomerie, tenth earl of eglinton (1723-1769) by griffin, bond street, london, circa 1750 sold earlier for £18,000.
Seawrightdaniel: scots jacobean master poet, alexander montgomerie has turned up in to lead the company in a joyful chorus of dunbar's "timor mortis conturbat me!"
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