Epistle To Mrs. Scott
39;r),
a wish that to my test hour
shall strongly heave my breast,
that i for poor auld sd's sake
some usefu' pn or book could make,
or sing a sang at least.
the rough burr-thistle, spreading wide
amang the bearded bear,
i turn'd the weeder-clips aside,
an' spar'd the symbol dear:
no nation, no station,
my envy e'er could raise;
a scot still, but blot still,
i knew nae higher praise.
but still the elements o' sang,
in formless jumble, right an' wrang,
wild floated in my brain;
'till on that
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