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Agnes Lyon (1762–1840) was a Scottish humorous poet of the 18th and 19th century.

Biography

Born in Dundee in early 1762, Lyon was the eldest daughter of Agnes (née) Hamilton and John Ramsay L'Amy of Dunkenny, Forfarshire. Her younger brother James L'Amy was an advocate and Sheriff of Forfar.

She was an accomplished verse-writer^[1] and poet filling four manuscript volumes, which she directed at her death to remain unprinted, unless her family needed financial support.^[2] Her poetry was frequently humorous,^[3] for instance, her 1821 verse Glammis Castle tells of a drunken episode involving Sir Walter Scott.^[4]

Within the towers of ancient Glammis Some merry men did dine,
And their host took care they should richly fare, In friendship, wit, and wine.
But they sat too late, and mistook the gate (For wine mounts to the brain).
Oh, 'twas merry in the hall, when the beards wagg'd all, Oh, we hope they'll be back again,
We hope they'll be back again.^[1]

The song beginning "You've surely heard of famous Niel", by which she is remembered, was written at the request of Niel Gow for his air, "Farewell to whisky". In some collections it is incorrectly printed; in Charles Rogers' Scottish Minstrel it is given from the original manuscript. It is, according to Hadden, of no great merit, and only survives because of its subject and the air to which it is set.^[2]

In 1786 she married Rev. Dr James Lyon of Glamis, Forfarshire, and died 14 September 1840.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Rogers, Charles (1869). "Memorials of life and manners in North Britain". National Library of Scotland. p. 94. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hadden 1893.
^ J. C. Hadden, ‘Lyon , Agnes (1762–1840)’, rev. Sarah Couper, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 31 Jan 2015
^ Longfellow 1876–1879.

Bibliography

Hadden, James Cuthbert (1893). "Lyon, Agnes" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, ed. (1876–1879). Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes. Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hadden, James Cuthbert (1893). "Lyon, Agnes". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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[:0-1] Rogers, Charles (1869). "Memorials of life and manners in North Britain". National Library of Scotland. p. 94. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[FOOTNOTEHadden1893-2] Hadden 1893.

[3] J. C. Hadden, ‘Lyon , Agnes (1762–1840)’, rev. Sarah Couper, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 31 Jan 2015

[FOOTNOTELongfellow1876–1879-4] Longfellow 1876–1879.

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-'''Agnes Lyon''' (1762–1840) was a Scottish poet of the 18th and 19th century.
+'''Agnes Lyon''' (1762–1840) was a Scottish humorous poet of the 18th and 19th century.
 ==Biography==
-Lyon was the  eldest daughter of John Ramsay L'Amy of Dunkenny, [[Forfarshire]]. Her younger brother was [[James L'Amy]] of Dunkenny [[FRSE]]. She was born in [[Dundee]] early in 1762. In 1786 she became the wife of the Rev. Dr. James Lyon of [[Glamis]], Forfarshire, and died 14 September 1840.{{sfn|Hadden|1893}}
+Born in [[Dundee]] in early 1762, Lyon was the eldest daughter of Agnes (née) Hamilton and John Ramsay L'Amy of Dunkenny, [[Forfarshire]]. Her younger brother [[James L'Amy]] was an advocate and [[Sheriff of Angus|Sheriff of Forfar]].
-She was a woman of some talent and fancy, and wrote poetry, filling four manuscript volumes, which she directed at her death to remain unprinted, unless the family needed pecuniary assistance.{{sfn|Hadden|1893}} The poetry was frequently humorous,<ref>J. C. Hadden, ‘Lyon , Agnes (1762–1840)’, rev. Sarah Couper, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17273, accessed 31 Jan 2015]</ref> for instance, her 1821 verse ''Glammis Castle'' tells of a drunken episode involving [[Sir Walter Scott]].{{sfn|Longfellow|1876-79}}
+She was an accomplished verse-writer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Charles|author-link=Charles Rogers (author)|date=1869|title=Memorials of life and manners in North Britain|url=https://digital.nls.uk/81897884|access-date=2021-07-14|website=National Library of Scotland|page=94}}</ref> and poet filling four manuscript volumes, which she directed at her death to remain unprinted, unless her family needed financial support.{{sfn|Hadden|1893}} Her poetry was frequently humorous,<ref>J. C. Hadden, ‘Lyon , Agnes (1762–1840)’, rev. Sarah Couper, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17273, accessed 31 Jan 2015]</ref> for instance, her 1821 verse ''Glammis Castle'' tells of a drunken episode involving [[Sir Walter Scott]].{{sfn|Longfellow|1876–1879}}
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-The song beginning "You've surely heard of famous Niel", by which she is remembered, was written at the request of [[Niel Gow]] for his air, "Farewell to whisky". In some collections it is very incorrectly printed; in Charles Rogers's ''Scottish Minstrel'' it is given from the original manuscript. It is, according to Hadden, of no great merit, and only survives because of its subject and the air to which it is set.{{sfn|Hadden|1893}}
+''Within the towers of ancient Glammis Some merry men did dine,''
+''And their host took care they should richly fare, In friendship, wit, and wine.''
+''But they sat too late, and mistook the gate (For wine mounts to the brain).''
+''Oh, 'twas merry in the hall, when the beards wagg'd all, Oh, we hope they'll be back again,''
+''We hope they'll be back again.''<ref name=":0" />
+</poem>
+The song beginning "You've surely heard of famous Niel", by which she is remembered, was written at the request of [[Niel Gow]] for his air, "Farewell to whisky". In some collections it is incorrectly printed; in [[Charles Rogers (author)|Charles Rogers]]' ''Scottish Minstrel'' it is given from the original manuscript. It is, according to Hadden, of no great merit, and only survives because of its subject and the air to which it is set.{{sfn|Hadden|1893}}
+In 1786 she married Rev. Dr James Lyon of [[Glamis]], Forfarshire, and died 14 September 1840.{{sfn|Hadden|1893}}
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+===Bibliography===
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-* {{cite DNB|first=James Cuthbert |last=Hadden |wstitle=Lyon, Agnes |volume=34 |ref=harv}}
+* {{cite DNB|first=James Cuthbert |last=Hadden |wstitle=Lyon, Agnes |volume=34 }}
-*{{cite book|last1=Longfellow, ed|first1=Henry Wadsworth|title=Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes. Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII, 1876-79 |url=http://www.bartleby.com/270/3/170.html|accessdate=31 January 2015}}
+* {{cite book|editor-last1=Longfellow|editor-first1=Henry Wadsworth|title=Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes. Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII |year=1876–1879 |url=http://www.bartleby.com/270/3/170.html|access-date=31 January 2015}}
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 * {{DNB|first=James Cuthbert |last=Hadden |wstitle=Lyon, Agnes |volume=34}}
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