He will think on her he loves, SONG. Mr Peggy's face, my Peggy's form, The lily's hue, the rose's dye, WRITTEN In a Wrapper enclosing a Letter to Capt. Grose, to be left with Mr. Cardonnel, Antiquarian. Tune, Sir John Malcolm.' KEN ye ought o' Captain Grose? Igo, & ago, If he's amang his friends or foes, Iram, coram, dago. Is he South, or is he North? Igo, & ago, Or drowned in the river Forth? Iram, coram, dago: Where'er he be, the Lord be near him! Igo, & ago, As for the deil, he daur na steer him. VOL. XXXIX. Iram, coram, dago. H But please transmit the' enclosed letter, Which will oblige your humble debtor. Iram, coram, dago. So may ye hae auld stanes in store, The very stanes that Adam bore. Iram, coram, dago. So may ye get in glad possession, Igo, & ago, The coins o' Satan's coronation! Iram, coram, dago. TO ROBERT GRAHAM, ESQ. OF FINTRY, ON RECEIVING A FAVOUR. I CALL no goddess to inspire my strains, Thou orb of day! thou other paler light! And all ye many sparkling stars of night; If aught that giver from my mind efface; If I that giver's bounty e'er disgrace; Then roll to me, along your wandering spheres, Only to number out a villain's years! EPITAPH ON A FRIEND. AN honest man here lies at rest, The friend of man, the friend of truth; A GRACE BEFORE DINNER. O THOU, who kindly dost provide We bless thee, God of Nature wide, For all thy goodness lent: And, if it please thee, Heavenly Guide, But whether granted, or denied, Amen! To my dear and much honour'd Friend, Mrs. Dunlop, of Dunlop. ON SENSIBILITY. SENSIBILITY, how charming, Thou, my friend, canst truly tell; But distress with horrors arming, Thou hast also known too well! Fairest flower, behold the lily, Hear the wood-lark charm the forest, Dearly bought the hidden treasure, Finer feelings can bestow; |