John Stanyan Bigg

John Stanyan Bigg (1828–1865) was an English poet of the Spasmodic School. Sourced Ode to the Centenary of Burns (1858) No royal palace was prepared for him;No silken courtiers slid from room to room,Gathering together in the gorgeous gloomOf purple hangings, drooping rich and dim; For him no silver cressets shed their light,No eager joy-bells sounded through the night From city minster, or from village tower;No loud "hurrahs," sent from deep-chested men,Lifted the midnight mist from off the glenIn celebration of his natal hour. He came, and no man knew it; no man knewThe wondrous boon to Scotland given;That there—beneath that grim and wintry blue—A glorious Poet, strong and true,Had newly dropp'd from heaven! External links Burns centenary poems Category:Poets from England Category:1865 deaths Category:1828 births