Who is Alexander Montgomerie

Alexander Montgomerie (c. 1550?–1598) was a Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet, or makar, born in Ayrshire. He was one of the principal members of the Castalian Band, a circle of poets in the court of James VI in the 1580s which included the king himself. Montgomerie was for a time in favour as one of the king's "favourites". He was a Catholic in a largely Protestant court and his involvement in political controversy led to his expulsion as an outlaw in the mid-1590s.

Montgomerie's poetry, much of which examines themes of love, includes autobiographical sonnets and foreshadows the later metaphysical poets in England. He is sometimes, by tradition, given the epithet "Captain".

Early life

Montgomerie was a younger son of the Ayrshire laird Hugh Montgomeri...
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  • The Night Is Near Gone
    Hey! now the day dawis;
    The jolly cock crawis;
    Now shroudis the shawis
    Thro' Nature anon....
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Courage 1 Nature 1 Night 1 Red 1 Fight 1 Bright 1 Hard 1 Season 1 True 1


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Jembloomfield: sorting out some handouts for a seminar on (capt.) alexander montgomerie, and reminded that absolutely no-one does it like the older scots poets. utterly banging stuff.
Wbc_libraries: read of the day the current issue of ‘scottish field’ magazine has a feature on orkney and shetland, an interview with colin montgomerie, and an article on alexander graham bell. read it on pressreader (
Val_bold: 'some sweetly has the honey socht, whill they were cloggit sore; some willingly the wax has wrocht, to keep it up in store' (alexander montgomerie, 'the cherrie and the slae')
Olympiaauctions: a fine and rare pair of 18 bore silver-mounted flintlock over-and-under double trigger holster pistols made for alexander montgomerie, tenth earl of eglinton (1723-1769) by griffin, bond street, london, circa 1750 sold earlier for £18,000.
Seawrightdaniel: scots jacobean master poet, alexander montgomerie has turned up in to lead the company in a joyful chorus of dunbar's "timor mortis conturbat me!"
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