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One Sunday while sitting behind a young lady in church, Robert Burns noticed a louse roaming through the bows and ribbons of her bonnet. The poem "To a Louse" resulted from his observations.
“To A Louse—On seeing one on a lady's bonnet at church” By Robert Burns (1759—1796) Robert Burns was a famous Scottish poet of the 18th century. He wrote in both standard English and the Scottish dialect. He is regarded as an early Romantic poet (more on that to come), and many of his writings were political in nature, and of a sharp wit.
To A Louse by Robert Burns (On seeing one on a lady's bonnet at church) Ha! whare ye gaun, ye crowlin ferlie! Your impudence protects you sairly: I canna say but ye strunt rarely Owre gauze and lace; Tho' faith, I fear ye dine but sparely On sic a place. Ye ugly, creepin, blastit wonner, Detested, shunned by saunt an' sinner,
To A Louse. On seeing one on a lady's bonnet at church. The following Burns' poem again has one line that is often quoted, though I doubt that most readers would have no idea where it comes from, or what the subject of the line refers to.
Title (in Source Edition): TO A LOUSE, On Seeing one on a Lady's Bonnet at Church.
'To A Louse’ by Robert Burns reflects on an amusing indictment of human vanity through a louse on a lady's church hat.
21 Μαΐ 2024 · TO A LOUSE, ON SEEING ONE ON A LADY'S BONNET, AT CHURCH. Ha! whare ye gaun, ye crawlin ferlie! On sic a place. Sae fine a lady! On some poor body. Your thick plantations. O' Miss's bonnet. Wad dress your droddum! How daur ye do't? An' set your beauties a' abread! The blastie's makin! Are notice takin! To see oursels as others see us!
