Or canst thou break that heart of his

Whose only faut is loving thee?

If love for love thou wilt na gi'e

At least be pity to me shown,

A thought ungentle canna be

The thought o' Mary Morison.

TO A LAIRD.

When —— deceased to the devil went down

'Twas nothing would serve him but Satan's own crown;

Thy fool's head, quoth Satan, that crown shall wear never,