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The Poetry of Scotland THE POETRY OF SCOTLAND Gaelic, Scots and English 1380-1980 Edited and Introduced by Roderick Watson EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS Contents Table of Contents by Theme xvm Introduction xxxi JOHN BARBOUR (1320M395) from The Bruce Book I a Preface 3 Book VII the King and the Gud wif 6 Book Xll the second day at Bannockburn 8 Book XIII the camp followers tip the balance 10 KING JAMES I (1394-1437) from The Kingis Quair 13 GIOLLA CRfOST BRUILINGEACH (c 1450) The Poet asks an Irish Patron for a Harp 20 SIR RICHARD HOLLAND (14"-1482>) from The Buke of the Howlat 24 ANONYMOUS (1480') from The Taill of Rauf Coilyear 28 BLIND HARRY (1450-1493) from The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace Book I the teenage Wallace goes fishing 35 Book XII the capture of Wallace 37 ROBERTHENRYSON (1425M505') The Two Mice 41 The Cock and the Fox 47 The Paddock and the Mouse 52 The Testament of Cresseid 57 AITHBHREACINGHEAN CORCADAIL (c 1460) A phaidrfh do dhuisg mo dh£ar/O rosary that recalled my tear 74 vi Contents WILLIAM DUNBAR (1460M520') Quhat is this Lyfe? 78 Ane Ballat of Our Lady 78 Surrexit Dominus de sepulchro 80 In Prays of Wemen 81 In Secreit Place 82 Schir ye have mony servitouns (To the King) 84 The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie 86 To the Merchantis of Edinburgh 90 Ane Dance in the Quenis Chalmer 92 The Dance of the Sevin Deidly Synnis 93 ThisWarldUnstabille 96 In Winter (In to thir dirk and drubhe dayis) 97 Lament for the Makaris 98 Onsoun 101 ANONYMOUS (c 1513) Ar Shocht Gaodhal/To the Earl of Argyll 102 GAVIN DOUGLAS (1475M522) The Proloug of the First Buke of Eneados 108 The Proloug of the Sevynt Buke 109 The Proloug of the Xll Buke 113 from Eneados Book IV Canto xn Queen Dido s death 120 Book VI Canto vu Dido in Hades 123 The Asloan, Bannatyne and Maitland Collections ANONYMOUS Christ s Kirk on the Green 126 WALTER BROWN (fl 15th century) Lettresofgold 132 ANONYMOUS This warld is all bot fenyeit fair The Wyf of Auchtermuchty The Gyre Carling The Sowtar Inveyand aganis the Telyeor Ane uther Anser A Complaint How the first heilandman of God was maid of ane horss turd in Argylle as is said My Hairt is Heich Aboif Quhen Phebus fair SIR DAVID LINDSAY (1490-1555) from The Dreme of Schir David Lyndesay from The Histone of Squyer Meldrum Contents vii RICHARD MAITLAND OF LETHINGTOUN (1496-1586) Sum tyme to court I did repair 156 The Gude and Godhe Ballatis ANONYMOUS My lufe murnis for me 158 Downe Be Yone River I Ran 159 WithHuntisUp 160 Psalm 23 161 MRS MACGREGOR OF GLENSTRAE (c 1570) Cumha Ghriogair MhicGhriogair Ghlinn Sreith/Lament for MacGregor ofGlenstrae 164 ALEXANDER SCOTT (1525M5847) To Luve Unluvit 170 Luve preysis but comparesone 171 A Rondel of Luve 172 ALEXANDER MONTGOMERIE (1545M610') The Night is Neir Gone 173 from The Cherrie and the Slae 174 The Perversitie of his Inclinationes throu Love 177 To Robert Hudsone 177 High architectur wondrous vautit rounds 179 HUGH BARCLAY (1560M597) To Alexander Montgomene 180 MARK ALEXANDER BOYD (1563-1601) Sonet 181 The Ballad Tradition ANONYMOUS Sir Patrick Spence 182 The Cruel Brother 184 The Bonny Earl of Murray 186 Mary Hamilton 187 The Dowy Houms o Yarrow 189 Edward 190 The Twa Corbies 192 The Three Ravens 192 Thomas the Rhymer 193 Tarn. Lin 195 The Wife of Ushers Well 200 The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry 201 Mil Contents ANONYMOUS (c 1650') Thig trl nithean gun larraidh/Three things come without seeking 204 ROBERT SEMP1LL OF BELTREES (1590M660?) The Life and Death of Habbie Simson the Piper of Kilbarchan 208 DONNCHADH MACRAOIRIDH/DUNCAN MACRYRIE (c 1630) Fada ata mise an deidh chaich/Too long I live after these 212 MURCHADH MACCOINNICH/MURDO MACKENZIE (c 1650) Diomhanas nan Diomhanas/Vanity of Vanities 216 IAIN LOM/JOHN MACDONALD (1620M707') Cumha Aonghais Mhic Raghnaill Oig na Ceapaich/Lament for Angus son of Young Ranald of Keppoch 218 La Inbhir Lochaidh/The Battle of Inverlochy 220 Oran an Aghaidh an Aonaidh/Song Against the Union 224 MAIRINIGHEAN ALASDAIR RUAIDH/MARY MACLEOD (1615M706') Tuireadh/Lamentation 230 An T Eudach/Jealousy 232 RODERICK MORISON (1656M7147) Oran do Mhacle6id Dhun Bheagain/Song to Macleod of Dunvegan 236 SlLEAS NA CEAPAICH/CICELY MACDONALD (1660M729') Alasdair a Gleanna Garadh/Alasdair of Glengarry 244 ALLAN RAMSAY (1685-1758) To the Phiz an Ode 250 from Epistle to Mr H S at London November 1738 252 Lucky Spence s Last Advice 253 JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) from Winter a Poem 257 ALASDAIR MACMHAIGHSTIR ALASDAIR/ALEXANDER MACDONALD V (1695M770') Oran an t Samhraidh/Song of Summer 262 from Birhnn Chlann Raghnaill/Clanranald s Galley 266 IAIN MH1CFHEARCHAIR/JOHN MACCODRUM (1693M779) Oran Mu n Eideadh Ghaidhealach/Song to the Highland Dress 278 Oran do na Fogarraich/Song to the Fugitives 284 Contents ix ROB DONN MACAOIDH/ROBERT MACKAY (1714-1778) Is Trom Learn an Aingh/The Shieling Song 292 Briogais MhicRuandh/MacRory s Trousers 294 Na Casagan Dubha/The Black Coats 296 DONNCHADH BAN MAC AN T SAOIR/DUNCAN BAN MACINTYRE (1724-1812) Oran do n Taillear/Song to the Tailor 306 from Moladh Bemn D6bhram/Praise of Ben Dorain 314 Oran nam Balgairean/Song to the Foxes 330 JAMES MACPHERSON (1736-1796) from Fingal Book I 334 ROBERT FERGUSSON (1750-1774) from Auld Reikie a Poem < 337 Braid Claith 341 Hallow Fair 342 Caller Oysters 345 To the Principal and Professors of the University of St Andrews 347 UILLEAM ROS/WILLIAM ROSS (1762-1790) Oran air Cupid/Song to Cupid 352 Achmhasan an Deideidh/Toothache Reprimanded 354 Oran Gaoil/Feasgar Luain / Love Song/Monday Evening 358 Oran Eile air an Aobhar Cheudna/Another Song on the Same Theme 362 ROBERT BURNS (1759-1796) The Twa Dogs a Tale 366 To a Mouse 372 To a Louse 374 Holy Willies Prayer 375 Address to the Unco Guid or the Rigidly Righteous 378 Second Epistle to Davie 380 Address to the Deil 381 To a Haggis 385 Tarn o Shanter a Tale 386 Love and Liberty - A Cantata v 392 For a that and a that 401 Such a parcel of rogues in a nation 402 It was a forournghtfu king 403 Does haughty Gaul invasion threat7 403 The De ll s awa wi the Exciseman 404 Now Westhn Winds 405 Mary Morison 406 X Contents A red red Rose 406 Ae fond kiss 407 Oh wert thou in the cauld blast 408 Scots Songs in the 18th and 19th Centuries ANONYMOUS Waly Waly 409 Jenny Nettles 410 ADAM SKIRVING (1719-1803) Johnnie Cope 411 JOHN SKINNER (1721-1807) Tullochgorum 412 JEAN ELLIOT (1727-1805) The Flowers of the Forest 414 LADY ANNE LINDSAY (1750-1826) Auld Robin Gray 415 JOHN HAMILTON (1761-1814) Up in the Mornin Early 417 CAROLINA OLIPHANT LADY NAIRNE (1766-1845) The Laird o Cockpen 418 The Land o the Leal 419 ANONYMOUS Canadian Boat Song 420 ALLAN CUNNINGHAM (1784-1842) The Wee Wee German Lairdie 420 JAMES HOGG (1770-1835) Donald MacDonald Kilmeny from The Flying Tailor Doctor Monro The Lament of Flora Macdonald SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832) Jock of Hazeldean from The Lady of the Lake Canto n Canto v Young Men will love thee Proud Maisie JOANNA BAILLIE (1762-1851) Tamo the Lin Woo d and married and a Contents xi ROBERT TANN AHILL (1774-1810) Eild 449 The Tap Room 449 Jessie the Flower o Dunblane 450 Barochan Jean 450 WILLIAM TENN ANT (1784-1848) from Anster Fair Canto iv 452 from Papistry Storm d Sang First 456 ANN CAMPBELL (c 1773) Ailem Duinn shiubhlamn leat/Brown haired Allan I would go with you 462 IAIN MACGHILLEATHAIN/JOHN MACLEAN (1787-1848) Am Bard an Canada/The Poet in Canada 466 GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON (1788-1824) When I Roved a Young Highlander 474 from The Vision of Judgment 476 UILLEAM MACDHUNL&BHE/WILLIAM LIVINGSTON (1808-1870) Fios thun a Bhaird/A Message to the Bard 480 MAlRI NIC A PHEARSAIN/MARY MACPHERSON (1821-1898) Brosnachadh nan Gaidheal/Incitement of the Gaels 484 Soraidh leis an Nollaig uir/Farewell to the new Christmas 488 Nuair bha mi 6g/When I was young 494 ALEXANDER SMITH (1830-1867) Glasgow 498 JAMES THOMSON (1834-1882) from Sunday at Hampstead 502 from The City of Dreadful Night t 504 ELLEN JOHNSTON ('1835-'1874) The Last Sark 508 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894) The Maker to Posterity 509 Escape at Bedtime 510 Armies in the Fire 511 To Any Reader 511 xii Contents JOHN DAVIDSON (1857-1909) Thirty Bob a Week 513 Yuletide 516 Snow 517 Fleet Street 519 Vernacular Scots Poetry ANONYMOUS THE BOTHY BALLADS Drumdelgie 527 The Road to Dundee 529 J LOG1E ROBERTSON HUGH HALIBURTON (1846-1922) The Lang Whang Road 530 PITTENDRIGH MACGILLIVRAY (1856-1938) Mercy o Gode 531 VIOLET JACOB (1863-1946) The End ot 533 Craigo Woods 534 The Helpmate 534 The Water Hen 535 CHARLES MURRAY (1864-1941) A Green Yule 536 Dockens Afore his Peers 538 WALTER WINGATE (1865-1918) The Dominie s Happy Lot 540 DAVID RORIE (1867-1946) The Pawky Duke 542 MARION ANGUS (1866-1946) Ann Gilchnst 544 The Blue Jacket 544 The Fiddler 545 Alas'Poor Queen 545 LEWIS SPENCE (1874-1955) The Queen s Bath house Holyrood 547 The Firth 547 RACHEL ANN AND TAYLOR (1876-1900) The Princess of Scotland 548 J M CAIE (1878-1949) ThePuddock 549 SIR ALEXANDER GRAY (1882-1968) The Three Kings 550 December Gloaming 550 WD COCKER (1882-1970) Dandie 551 MRSM C SMITH (1869-') The Boy m the Tram 552 Contents xiu ANDREW YOUNG (1885-1971) Culbin Sands 553 HELEN B CRUICKSHANK (1886-1975) The Ponnage Pool 553 EDWIN MUIR (1887-1959) Childhood 555 Merlin 556 The Enchanted Knight 556 The Return of the Greeks ^ 557 The Wayside Station 558 Scotland 1941 558 Scotland s Winter 560 The Little General 560 The Interrogation 561 The Labyrinth 561 The Horses 563 The Cloud 564 Dream and Thing 565 HUGH MACDIARMID (1892-1978) The Watergaw 566 At My Father s Grave 566 The Eemis Stane 567
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