The Queen's Wake

Queen's Wake, The,
a poem by J. Hogg , published 1813 . Queen Mary of Scotland holds her ‘wake’ at Holyrood, during which seventeen bards, including Rizzio, sing their songs in competition. These are verse tales in various styles: martial, comic, horrible, or mystical. The most memorable is the tale of Kilmeny , but ‘The Witch of Fife’ is also an effective work.