But works that others would outrival, A Newton, or a Jamie Duff.* To WILLIAMSON,† and his resetters, Let honest GREENLAW be the staff * A fool who attended at funerals. An excellent classical scholar. Cum privilegio revocare, Without assigning ratio quare: These presents are delivered by R. FERGUSSON. POEMS IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT. AN ECLOGUE. WILLIE AND SANDIE. 'Twas e'enin' when the spreckled gowdspink sang; When new-fa'en dew in blobs o' crystal hang; Then Will and Sandie thought they'd wrought eneugh, And lows'd their sair-toil'd owsen frae the pleugh. Before they ca'd their beasts unto the town, The lads, to draw their breath, e'en sat them down: To the stiff sturdy aik they lean their backs, While honest Sandie thus begins the cracks. SANDIE. Ance I cou'd hear the lavrock's shrill-tun'd throat, To owsen, as they till'd my ruggit clay : WILLIE. Foulfa' me! if your bridal hadna been Our beasties here will tak their e'enin' pluck; Heh, Sandie, lad! what dool's come owre ye now, SANDIE. Ah, Willie, Willie! I may date my wae WILLIE. Ah, Sandie! aften hae I heard you tell, SANDIE. Before I married her, I'll tak my aith, |