Sae she maun be my hamelie bride, Aye she is mair that a that: The Gude created man an' wife An' meikle mair than a' that, When Adam gaf to Eve his han', An peace prevail'd an' a' that, Then let us cheer the comin' time Shall wear her croun an' a' that: An' a' that an' a' that Shall gruse her foes an' a' that, Then Virtue shall alane be rank, An' Science power an' a' that! Brugge 22 Jany. 1846. T. F. ADRESS TO TUNBRIDGE WELLS. WHERE THE AUTHOUR RECOVERED FROM AN ILLNESS. Ance mair I greet ye Tunbrige Wells, I scarcelie kent y'er bonnie braes, Aye monie a cantie day, a lad, I've climb'd y'er craigs in search o' plants. Y'er bogs an' forests were to Dad His first, his last, and dearest haunts. The yellow gorse yet gilds the muir, Wi primrose braids are margin'd roun'. Wha jimp'd sae blythe alang the glen. The lark still pipes his hymn on hie, Or grouks o'er Tittie's pranks wi' love! Ae day, before the break o' morn, I dander'd out o'er hill an' dale, Cheer'd by the wethers's bell, an horn, While scented blosoms fill'd the gale. My boosie messins play'd aroun' Anker an' Zampa, still at play, Lang chace'd the maukins in the shaws, Till wearie on the grass they lay An' wagg'd their an' lick't their jaws, On a snab stane I sat me doun' To think upon the aulden time, An cast a glent the country roun' While daintie Morn was still in prime. Quaint Echo threw her magic spells, Twas here that I recower'd life That for a while frae me was taen My sonsie bairn, my bonnie wife, An a' that ance mair is my ain! This air first gaf me livin' breath, These waters brace'd my mither's womb, Perchance those birks wave o'er the wreath That's doom'd to decorate her tomb! An ye, auld Bet, y'er part did bear Wi' thankfu' heart an' lo'e ye weel. Wha kens what fate await my lave? Come let ut quit the mountain's height, An snood y'er locks wi' pansie flowers, 1 Song for a New Years Party 4 Spring song in 1820 . 6 Bonnie Marie Jean. 7 Address to twa tumbler pidgeons. 10 Song 11 Song . 12 Song . 13 Infantine recollections. 13a Imitation of the ranz des vaches 14 A false hollow 25 Les vœux de la jeunesse accomplis. |