Warlocks and witches in a dance; 1 Nae cotillon brent-new frae France, By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table 8 10 A murderer's banes in gibbet airns; 120 125 130 135 That while a lassie she had worn, It was her best, and she was vauntie." But here my Muse her wing maun cow'r, (A souple jad she was and strang,) 175 180 Even Satan glowr'd and fidg'd fu' fain, 185 And hotch'd 10 and blew wi' might and main: Till first ae caper, syne 11 anither, Tam tint 12 his reason a' thegither, As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious: The piper loud and louder blew, The dancers quick and quicker flew; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit,12 Till ilka carlin 13 swat 14 and reekit 15 And coost 16 her duddies 17 to the wark 18 And linket at it in her sark! 19 20 150 Now Tam, O Tam! had thae been queans,? A' plump and strapping in their teens! Their sarks, instead o' creeshie 1 flannen, Been snaw-white seventeen hunder linen! Thir 22 breeks o' mine, my only pair, That ance were plush, o' gude blue hair, I wad hae gien them aff my hurdies,23 For ae blink o' the bonie burdies! 20 155 When out the hellish legion sallied. As bees bizz out wi' angry fyke,13 When plundering herds assail their byke; " As open pussie's 15 mortal foes, When, pop! she starts before their nose; As eager runs the market-crowd, 195 In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin! barley 20 205 210 215 1 much 4 short shirt linen ' proud 6 bought 7 eyes fidgeted eagerly 10 squirmed 11 then 12 lost 13 fuss 14 hive 15 the hare's earthly 17 reward 18 bridge 19 devil 16 un 20 aim AE FOND KISS Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, BONIE LESLEY O saw ye bonie Lesley As she gaed o'er the border? She's gane, like Alexander, To spread her conquests farther. To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For Nature made her what she is, And never made anither! 5 ΙΟ 15 20 5 Thou art a queen, fair Lesley, The hearts o' men adore thee. The Deil he could na scaith thee, And say, "I canna wrang thee." The Powers aboon will tent1 thee; Misfortune sha' na steer thee; Thou'rt like themselves sae lovely, That ill they'll ne'er let near thee. Return again, fair Lesley, Return to Caledonie ! That we may brag, we hae a lass Spak o' lowpin owre a linn;" Ha, ha, the wooin o't! Time and chance are but a tide, Ha, ha, the wooin o't! Slighted love is sair to bide,12 Ha, ha, the wooin o't! "Shall I, like a fool," quoth he, "For a haughty hizzie 13 die? France for me!" Ha, ha, the wooin o't! 15 Wi' monie a vow and lock'd embrace Our parting was fu' tender; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder; 1 full 2 sidewise • flattered 7 wept SCOTS WHA HAE Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victory! 5 ΙΟ 15 20 25 30 35 40 wondrous shy made off 8 eyes bleared 10 leaping 11 waterfall 12 hard to endure 18 lass 14 smothered Is there, for honest poverty, That hings his head, an' a' that? Our toils obscure, an' a' that; What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-gray, an' a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that. 20 ΙΟ JOANNA BAILLIE (1762-1851) WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A' The bride she is winsome and bonny, Is na' she very weel aff 4 12 18 20 25 gold ⚫ above 2 coarse grey cloth 3 young fellow fool 6 cannot accomplish 50 A hat of ceremony? On he glides, At length arrived, and with a shrug that pleads thee; And Italy from sea to sea exults, 60 As well indeed she may! But I transgress. Should spare another." Saying so, he laid 1 well chosen empty registered as intending to marry afterwards hare praise The gift of Beauty. Would thou hadst it not; Or wert as once, awing the caitiffs vile That now beset thee, making thee their slave! Would they had loved thee less, or feared thee more! But why despair? Twice hast thou lived already; Twice shone among the nations of the world, come, 20 When they who think to bind the ethereal spirit, Who, like the eagle cowering o'er his prey, Watch with quick eye, and strike and strike again If but a sinew vibrate, shall confess Their wisdom folly. Even now the flame Bursts forth where once it burnt so gloriously, God-like example. Echoes that have slept |