Of weeping friends, who wait at dying beds.

Spare these, and let thy time be when it will;

My bus’ness is to dye, and thine to kill.

Gently thy fatal sceptre on me lay,

And take to thy cold arms, insensibly, thy prey.

LADY GRISEL BAILLIE

1665-1746

48. Werena my Heart’s licht

There ance was a may, and she lo’ed na men;