To Mr S Mackenzie
written in 1795
To Mr S Mackenzie - meaning Summary
A Plea for Forgiveness
Robert Burns addresses Mr S. Mackenzie with an admission of shame and a plea for pardon. The speaker recalls having been driven from wisdom by drunkenness, calling his past behavior "insensate" and "frenzied," and contrasts those scenes with his present regret. The poem is a brief, contrite appeal: the poet asks the addressee to pity and forgive him for actions that he now finds abhorrent to his heart, emphasizing remorse and the desire for reconciliation.
Read Complete AnalysesThe friend who wild from Wisdom's way The fumes of wine infuriate send, (Not moony madness more astray) Who but deplores that hapless friend? Mine was th' insensate, frenzied part, (Ah! why did I those scenes outlive, Scenes so abhorrent to my heart!) 'Tis thine to pity and forgive.
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