Address to General Dumourier
written in 1793
Address to General Dumourier - context Summary
Composed During the French Revolution
Written in 1793 amid the French Revolution, Robert Burns's Address to General Dumourier is a short topical piece that addresses a prominent contemporary military figure. The poem shows Burns engaging directly with current European politics and the controversies stirring around revolutionary leadership. Its repetitive, conversational lines function as a brisk public comment on Dumourier’s actions and on questions of allegiance and freedom. The poem exemplifies Burns’s occasional, immediate responses to international events rather than extended philosophical treatment of them.
Read Complete AnalysesYou're welcome to Despots, Dumourier; You're welcome to Despots, Dumourier: How does Dampiere do? Aye, and Bournonville too? Why did they not come along with you, Dumourier? I will fight France with you, Dumourier, I will fight France with you, Dumourier: I will fight France with you, I will take my chance with you; By my soul I'll dance with you, Dumourier. Then let us fight about, Dumourier; Then let us fight about, Dumourier; Then let us fight about, Till freedom's spark is out, Then we'll be damn'd, no doubt, Dumourier.
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