Such A Parcel Of Rogues In A Nation
Fareweel to a'our Scottish fame, Fareweel our ancient glory; Fareweel ev'n to the Scottish name, Saefam'd in martial story. Now Sarkrins over Solway sands, An'Tweed rins to the ocean, To markwhere England's province stands- Such a parcel of rogues in a nation! What force or guile could not subdue, Thro' many warlike ages, Is wrought
Sweet Afton
Flow gently, sweet Afton! amang thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise; My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream. Thou stockdove whose echo resounds thro' the glen, Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yonthorny den, Thou green-crested lapwing thy screaming forbear, I
Lines Sent To Sir John Whiteford, Bart
Thou, who thy honour as thy God rever'st, Who, save thy mind's reproach, nought earthly fear'st, To thee this votive offering I impart, The tearful tribute of a broken heart. The Friend thou valued'st, I, the Patron lov'd; His worth, his honour, all the world approved: We'll mourn tillwe too go as he has gone,
Lament Of Mary, Queen Of Scots, On The Approach Of Spring
Now Nature hangs her mantle green On every blooming tree, And spreads her sheets o' daisies white Out o'er the grassy lea; Now Phoebus cheers the crystal streams, And glads the azure skies; But nought can glad the weary wight That fast in durance lies. Now laverocks wake the merry morn Aloft on dewy wing;
Lovely Polly Stewart
Chorus.-O lovely Polly Stewart, O charming Polly Stewart, There's ne'er a flower that blooms in May, That's half so fair as thou art! The flower it blaws, it fades, it fa's, And art can ne'er renew it; Butworthand truth, eternal youth Will gieto Polly Stewart, O lovely Polly Stewart, &c. May he whasearms shall fauldthy
Lament For James, Earl Of Glencairn
The wind blew hollow fraethe hills, Byfits the sun's departing beam Look'd on the fading yellow woods, That wav'd o'er Lugar's winding stream: Beneath a craigysteep, a Bard, Laden with years and meiklepain, In loud lament bewail'd his lord, Whom Death had all untimely ta'en. He lean'd him to an ancient aik, Whose trunk was
I Hae Been At Crookieden
I Haebeen at Crookieden, My bonie laddie, Highland laddie, Viewing Willie and his men, My bonie laddie, Highland laddie. There our foes that burnt and slew, My bonie laddie, Highland laddie, There, at last, they gattheir due, My bonie laddie, Highland laddie. Satan sits in his black neuk, My bonie laddie, Highland laddie, Breaking sticks
Frae The Friends And Land I Love
Frae the friends and land I love, Driv'n byFortune's fellyspite; Frae my best belov'd I rove, Never mair to taste delight: Never mair maunhope to find Ease frae toil, relief fraecare; When Remembrance wracks the mind, Pleasures butunveil despair. Brightest climes shall mirkappear, Desert ilka blooming shore, Till the Fates, naemairsevere, Friendship, love, and peace