ΤΟ A LOUSE. ON SEEING ONE ON A LADY'S BONNET, AT CHURCH. HA! whare ye gaun, ye crowlin ferlie! I canna say but ye strunt rarely, Tho' faith, I fear ye dine but sparely On sic a place. Ye ugly, creepin, blastit wonner, Gae somewhere else and seek your dinner, Świth, in some beggar's haffet squattle; There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle Wi' ither kindred, jumpin cattle, In shoals and nations; Whare horn or bane ne'er dare unsettle Your thick plantations. Now haud ye there, ye're out o' sight, Below the fatt'rils, snug an' tight; Na, faith ye yet! ye'll no be right Till ye've got on it, The vera tapmost, tow'ring height O' Miss's bonnet. My sooth! right bauld ye set your nose out, As plump and gray as onie grozet; O for some rank, mercurial rozet, Or fell, red smeddum, I'd gie you sic a hearty doze o't, Wad dress your droddum! I wad na been surpris'd to spy On's wyliecoat; But Miss's fine Lunardi! fie, O, Jenny, dinna toss your head, The blastie's makin! Thae winks and finger-ends, I dread, O wad some pow'r the giftie gie us And foolish notion: What airs in dress an' gait wad lea’e us, ADDRESS ADDRESS ΤΟ EDINBURGH. I. EDINA! Scotia's darling seat! II. Here wealth still swells the golden tide, As busy trade his labours plies; There architecture's noble pride Bids elegance and splendor rise; Here justice, from her native skies, High wields her balance and her rod; There learning, with his eagle eyes, Seeks science in her coy abode. III. Thy Sons, EDINA, social, kind, With open arms the stranger hail ; Their views enlarg'd, their lib'ral mind, Above the narrow, rural vale; Attentive still to sorrow's wail, Or modest merit's silent claim; And never may their sources fail! And never envy blot their name! IV. Thy daughters bright thy walks adorn! |