Ballads on Mr. Herons Election, 1795
the morn.
but mark ye! there's trusty kerroughtree,
whose honor was ever his w;
if the virtues were pack'd in a parcel,
his worth might be sample for a';
and strang an' respectfu's his bag,
the maist o' the irds wi' him stand;
nae gipsy-like nominal barons,
wha's property's paper—not nd.
and there, frae the niddisdale borders,
the maxwells will gather in droves,
teugh jockie, staunch geordie, an' wellwood,
that griens for the fishes and loaves;
and there will be heron, the major,
wha'll ne'er be f
Ballads on Mr. Herons Election, 1795(8/15)