The Laird O' Logie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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The Text is that of Scott's Minstrelsy which was repeated in Motherwell's collection with the insertion of one stanza obtained from tradition between Scott's andA
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The Story as told in this variant of the ballad is remarkably true to the historical factsB
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The Laird was John Wemyss younger of Logie a gentleman in waiting to King James VI of Scotland and an adherent of the notorious Francis Stuart Earl of Bothwell After the failure of the two rash attempts of Bothwell upon the King's person the former at Holyrood House in and the second at Falkland in the Earl persuaded the Laird of Logie and the Laird of Burleigh to join him in a third attempt which was fixed for the th or th of August but the King got wind of the affair and the two Lairds were seized by the Duke of Lennox and 'committed to ward within Dalkeith '-
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The heroine of the ballad was a Danish maid of honour to James's Queen her name is variously recorded as Margaret Vinstar Weiksterne Twynstoun or Twinslace 'Carmichael' was Sir John Carmichael appointed captain of the King's guard inC
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The ballad stops short at the escape of the lovers by ship But history relates that the young couple were befriended by the Queen who refused to comply with the King's demand that May Margaret should be dismissed Eventually both were received into favour again though the Laird of Logie was constantly in political trouble He died in See a paper by A Francis Steuart in The Scots Magazine for October pD
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THE LAIRD O' LOGIED
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I will sing if ye will hearkenC
If ye will hearken unto meD
The king has ta'en a poor prisonerE
The wanton laird o' young LogieD
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Young Logie's laid in Edinburgh chapelF
Carmichael's the keeper o' the keyD
And May Margaret's lamenting sairE
A' for the love of Young LogieD
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'Lament lament na May MargaretG
And of your weeping let me beD
For ye maun to the king himsellF
To seek the life of Young Logie '-
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May Margaret has kilted her green cleidingD
And she has curl'd back her yellow hairE
'If I canna get Young Logie's lifeH
Farewell to Scotland for evermair '-
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When she came before the kingD
She knelit lowly on her kneeD
'O what's the matter May MargaretG
And what needs a' this courtesie '-
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'A boon a boon my noble liegeI
A boon a boon I beg o' theeD
And the first boon that I come to craveJ
Is to grant me the life o' Young Logie '-
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'O na O na May MargaretG
Forsooth and so it mauna beD
For a' the gowd o' fair ScotlandA
Shall not save the life o' Young Logie '-
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But she has stown the king's redding kaimK
Likewise the queen her wedding knifeH
And sent the tokens to CarmichaelF
To cause Young Logie get his lifeH
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She sent him a purse o' the red gowdA
Another o' the white monieD
She sent him a pistol for each handA
And bade him shoot when he gat freeD
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When he came to the Tolbooth stairE
There he let his volley fleeD
It made the king in his chamber startA
E'en in the bed where he might beD
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'Gae out gae out my merrymen a'L
And bid Carmichael come speak to meD
For I'll lay my life the pledge o' thatA
That yon's the shot o' Young Logie '-
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When Carmichael came before the kingD
He fell low down upon his kneeD
The very first word that the king spakeD
Was 'Where's the laird of Young Logie '-
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Carmichael turn'd him round aboutA
I wat the tear blinded his eyeM
'There came a token frae your graceN
Has ta'en away the laird frae me '-
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'Hast thou play'd me that CarmichaelF
And hast thou play'd me that ' quoth heD
'The morn the Justice Court's to standA
And Logie's place ye maun supplie '-
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Carmichael's awa to Margaret's bowerE
Even as fast as he may dreeE
'O if Young Logie be withinD
Tell him to come and speak with me '-
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May Margaret turn'd her round aboutA
I wat a loud laugh laughed sheD
'The egg is chipp'd the bird is flownD
Ye'll see nae mair of Young Logie '-
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The tane is shipped at the pier of LeithO
The tother at the Queen's FerrieD
And she's gotten a father to her bairnD
The wanton laird of Young LogieD

Frank Sidgwick



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