Reading The Laird o' Cockpen | Alexandria
Read The Laird o' Cockpen by Carolina Oliphant. Reimagining social status through humor, "The Laird o' Cockpen" exposes wealth's hollow triumph over authentic love. This folk ballad's comic inversion - where a wealthy suitor faces rejection - boldly challenged 19th century class assumptions and still cuts deep: true compatibility trumps superficial status.