ORIGINAL POETRY.
As I cam' thro' the Wakari glen All in an autumn gloamin', My heart was licht and fancy free, Nae thocht had I o' roamin' ; But there I met a bonny lass, She set my heart a dancing, The blood ran riot thro* my veins Like mettled steeds a prancing. Her. cheeks were like the blooming rose, Her een as black 's a raven ; Although 'twas but a moment's glance, Its in my heart engraven, For love will mak' the bauldest man Bend at the shrine of beauty, There's honour in the homage paid — Its a commanding duty. But fancy free was I nae mair, For Cupid had me fairly, His dart it pierced my heart right thro', And noo I'm altered sairly. But should this nymph prove kind and leal, My heart would bound with rapture "When led by Hymen's silken cord, Fast bound unto my captor. Awa frae me ye heartless crew That lo'e nae bonny lasses Ye gat yere due frae minstrel Burns, Wha cad ye senseless asses. I trow he lo'ed the bonny dears, As seen in mony a sonnet, He wadna pass a bonny lass Till he took aff his bonnet. < ?*? J. 8., South Craigielee.
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Otago Witness, Issue 286, 23 May 1857, Page 5
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202ORIGINAL POETRY. Otago Witness, Issue 286, 23 May 1857, Page 5
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