William Topaz McGonagall
Born in March 1, 1830 / Died in September 29, 1902 / United Kingdom / English
Poems by William Topaz McGonagall
To Mr James Scrymgeour, Dundee
... To procure for them clothing and food Success to him and his family ...
Women's Suffrage
... And as for the working women, many are driven to the point of starvation, ...
Wreck of the Schooner Samuel Crawford
... On the morning of December the 4th she was scudding before a hurricane, ...
Young Munro the Sailor
... Dear creature, the lass that's true to her sweetheart deserves great praise, ...
An Ode to the Queen on Her Jubilee Year
... And not with Shakespeare say, "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown ...
The Wreck of the Steamer 'London', while on her way to Australia
... Along with Gustavus Brooke, who was wont to fill our hearts with glee ...
Lines in Protest to the Dundee Magistrates
... Who was't that immortalised the old and the new railway bridges of the Silvery Tay ...
A New Temperance Poem, in Memory of My Departed Parents
... Therefore, in that respect let strong drink be abolished in time, ...
Grace Darling or "The Wreck of the Forfarshire"
... The survivors were taken to the light-house, and remained there two days, ...
Lines in Reply to the Beautiful Poet Who Welcomed News of McGonagall's Departure from Dundee
... But if I'm not mistaken I've seen bonnier than his in a field of corn ...
Beecham's Pills
... And for such diseases nothing else can equal Beecham's Pills ...
Mary, the Maid o' the Tay
... Sae I maun mourn for lovely Mary, the Maid o' the Tay, ...
The Destroying Angel or The Poet's Dream
... And kicking the Steeple because the public-houses wore going to be destroyed ...
Lines in Memoriam Regarding the Entertainment in Reform Street Hall, Dundee
... Who were all delighted with the entertainment they got from me ...
The Dundee Flower Show:Dedicated to the Right Honourable Earl of Dalhousie
... Especially those that visited the Flower Show, on the Magdalen Green, Dundee, ...
