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O THOU pale orb that silent shinesWhile care-untroubled mortals sleep!Thou seest a wretch who inly pines.And wanders here to wail and weep!With woe I..

WHILE at the stook the shearers cow'rTo shun the bitter blaudin' show'r,Or in gulravage rinnin scowrTo pass the time,To you I dedicate the hourIn..

HE who of Rankine sang, lies stiff and dead,And a green grassy hillock hides his head;Alas! alas! a devilish change indeed.

THERE'S a youth in this city, it were a great pityThat he from our lassies should wander awa';For he's bonie and braw, weel-favor'd witha',An' his..

YON wild mossy mountains sae lofty and wide,That nurse in their bosom the youth o' the Clyde,Where the grouse lead their coveys thro' the heather to..

YE maggots, feed on Nicol's brain,For few sic feasts you've gotten;And fix your claws in Nicol's heart,For deil a bit o't's rotten.

Chorus.—O lovely Polly Stewart,O charming Polly Stewart,There's ne'er a flower that blooms in May,That's half so fair as thou art!THE FLOWER it..

Chorus.—O mount and go, mount and make you ready,O mount and go, and be the Captain's lady.WHEN the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle,Thou shalt..

AFAR 1 the illustrious Exile roams,Whom kingdoms on this day should hail;An inmate in the casual shed,On transient pity's bounty fed,Haunted by busy..

I SING of a Whistle, a Whistle of worth,I sing of a Whistle, the pride of the North.Was brought to the court of our good Scottish King,And long with..

MY girl she's airy, she's buxom and gay;Her breath is as sweet as the blossoms in May;A touch of her lips it ravishes quite:She's always good..

O THOU, in whom we live and move—Who made the sea and shore;Thy goodness constantly we prove,And grateful would adore;And, if it please Thee, Power..

O THOU, in whom we live and move—Who made the sea and shore;Thy goodness constantly we prove,And grateful would adore;And, if it please Thee, Power..

'TIS Friendship's pledge, my young, fair Friend,Nor thou the gift refuse,Nor with unwilling ear attendThe moralising Muse.Since thou, in all thy..

Chorus.—O WHISTLE, an' I'll come to ye, my lad,O whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad,Tho' father an' mother an' a' should gae mad,O whistle, an'..

THO' cruel fate should bid us part,Far as the pole and line,Her dear idea round my heart,Should tenderly entwine.Tho' mountains, rise, and deserts..

TO you, sir, this summons I've sent,Pray, whip till the pownie is freathing;But if you demand what I want,I honestly answer you—naething.Ne'er scorn..

HEE balou, my sweet wee Donald,Picture o' the great Clanronald;Brawlie kens our wanton ChiefWha gat my young Highland thief.Leeze me on thy bonie..

WAE worth thy power, thou cursed leaf!Fell source o' a' my woe and grief!For lack o' thee I've lost my lass!For lack o' thee I scrimp my glass!I see..

THE SMILING Spring comes in rejoicing,And surly Winter grimly flies;Now crystal clear are the falling waters,And bonie blue are the sunny skies.Fresh..

HOW cruel are the parentsWho riches only prize,And to the wealthy boobyPoor Woman sacrifice!Meanwhile, the hapless DaughterHas but a choice of..

THINE am I, my faithful Fair,Thine, my lovely Nancy;Ev'ry pulse along my veins,Ev'ry roving fancy.To thy bosom lay my heart,There to throb and..

LET not Woman e'er complainOf inconstancy in love;Let not Woman e'er complainFickle Man is apt to rove:Look abroad thro' Nature's range,Nature's..

ONE Queen Artemisia, as old stories tell,When deprived of her husband she loved so well,In respect for the love and affection he show'd her,She..

ALL hail! inexorable lord!At whose destruction-breathing word,The mightiest empires fall!Thy cruel, woe-delighted train,The ministers of grief and..