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1. Jul 28,  · The poem "Comin Thro' the Rye" by Scottish writer Robert Burns (–), is probably best known because of Holden Caulfield's misinterpretation of it in J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye."Instead of "meeting" a body in the rye, he remembers it as "catching" a body. Discussing the poem with his sister, Phoebe, Holden tells her a fantasy that he is a rescuer of children .

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2. Comin thro' the Rye By Robert Burns About this Poet Robert Burns was born in , in Alloway, Scotland, to William and Agnes Brown Burnes. Like his father, Burns was a tenant farmer. However, toward the end of his life he became an excise collector in .

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3. Comin thro' the rye, poor body, Comin thro' the rye, She draigl't a' her petticoatie Comin thro' the rye. Oh Jenny's a' weet, poor body, Jenny's seldom dry, She draigl't a' her petticoatie Comin.

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4. Oct 14,  · Directed by James Steven Sadwith. With Alex Wolff, Stefania LaVie Owen, Chris Cooper, Jacob Leinbach. In , the Holden Caulfield-obsessed Jamie Schwartz runs away from boarding school to find the reclusive author J.D. Salinger. Inspired by actual events, Jamie's search is a journey into the meaning of friendship, love and loss/10().

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5. Comin thro' the rye, poor body Comin thro' the rye She draigl't a' her petticoatie Comin thro' the rye! Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the grain Gin a body kiss a body The thing's a body's own Comin thro' the rye, poor body Comin thro' the rye She draigl't a' her petticoatie Comin thro' the rye! Ilka lassie has her laddie Nane, they say, ha.

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6. Comin through the rye Gin a body kiss a body Need a body cry? Chorus Ilka lassie has her laddie Nane, they say, hae I Yet aa the lads they smile at me When comin through the rye II Gin a body meet a body Comin through the toon, Gin a body greet a body .

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7. May 04,  · The geographical setting of the poem “Comin’ thro’ the Rye’ describes the crossing of a ford through the Rye water at Drakemyre towards the northern part of the town, downstream from Ryefield House and is near from the congruence of the Rye with the river Garnock. Comin’ Thro’ the Rye Critical Analysis. Background, Context and History.

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8. Comin' Thro the Rye (Robert Burns) O, Jenney's a'weet poor body, Jenny's seldom dry; She draigl't a' her petticoattie Comin thro' the rye. chorus: Comin thro the rye, poor body, Comin thro the rye, She draigl't a'her petticoatie, Comin thro the rye! Gin a body meet a body Comin thro the rye, Gin a body kiss a body, Need a body cry? Gin a body.

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