The Works of The Ettrick Shepherd Centenary Edition. With a Memoir of the Author, by the Rev. Thomas Thomson ... Poems and Life. With Many Illustrative Engravings [by James Hogg] |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Poor Man.
|
 | The Works of The Ettrick Shepherd |  |
The Poor Man.
Loose the yett, an' let me in,
Lady wi' the glistening e'e,
Dinna let your menial train
Drive an auld man out to dee.
Cauldrife is the winter even,
See the rime hangs at my chin;
Lady, for the sake of heaven,
Loose the yett, an' let me in!
Lady wi' the glistening e'e,
Dinna let your menial train
Drive an auld man out to dee.
Cauldrife is the winter even,
See the rime hangs at my chin;
Lady, for the sake of heaven,
Loose the yett, an' let me in!
416
Ye shall gain a virgin hue,
Lady, for your courtesye,
Ever beaming, ever new,
Aye to bloom an' ne'er to dee.
Lady, there's a lovely plain
Lies beyond yon setting sun,
There we soon may meet again—
Short the race we hae to run.
Lady, for your courtesye,
Ever beaming, ever new,
Aye to bloom an' ne'er to dee.
Lady, there's a lovely plain
Lies beyond yon setting sun,
There we soon may meet again—
Short the race we hae to run.
'Tis a land of love an' light;
Rank or title is not there;
High an' low maun there unite,
Poor man, prince, an' lady fair.
There, what thou on earth hast given,
Doubly shall be paid again:
Lady, for the sake of heaven,
Loose the yett, an' let me in!
Rank or title is not there;
High an' low maun there unite,
Poor man, prince, an' lady fair.
There, what thou on earth hast given,
Doubly shall be paid again:
Lady, for the sake of heaven,
Loose the yett, an' let me in!
Blessings rest upon thy head,
Lady of this lordly ha'!
That bright tear that thou didst shed
Fell nae down amang the snaw!
It is gane to heaven aboon,
To the fount of charity;
When thy days on earth are done,
That blest drop shall plead for thee.
Lady of this lordly ha'!
That bright tear that thou didst shed
Fell nae down amang the snaw!
It is gane to heaven aboon,
To the fount of charity;
When thy days on earth are done,
That blest drop shall plead for thee.
| The Works of The Ettrick Shepherd | |