...purse-proud daddy 's dour an' saucy ; An' sair the carle wad scowl on me, For speakin' to his dawtit lassie : But were I laird o' Leven's glen, An' she a humble shepherd's daughter, I 'd kneel, an' court her for my ain, The bonny lass o' Leven Water ! SLIGHTED LOVE. THE rosebud blushing...

...Her purse proud daddy's dour an' saner: An' sair the earle wad seowl on me For speakin' to his dawtit lassie; But were I laird o' Leven's glen, An' she a humble shepherd's daughter, I'd kneel, an' eourt her for my ain, The bonnie lass o' Leven Water ! STANZAS. ( Written at midnight, 31*1 December,...

...saucy; An* sair the carle wad scowl on me For speakin' to his dawtit lassie; But were I laird o' Levcn's glen, An' she a humble shepherd's daughter, I'd kneel, an' court her for my nin, The bonnie lass o' Ijeven Water ! STANZAS. ( Written at midnight, 31st December, 1828.) Hark!...

...purse-proud daddy 's dour an* saucy; An' sair the carle wad scowl on me, For speakin' to his dawtit lassie : But were I laird o' Leven's glen, An' she a humble shepherd's daughter, I 'd kneel, an' court her for my ain, The bonny lass o' Leven Water ! Alexander Bal/our. TO LEVEN WATER,...

...purse-proud daddy's dour an' saucy ; An' sair the carle wad scowl on me, For spcakm' to his dawtit lassie : But were I laird o' Leven's glen, An' she...court her for my ain, The bonny lass o' Leven Water ! SLIGHTED LOVE. The rosebud blushing to the morn, The snaw white flower that scents the them, When...

...for deep and genuine pathos. THE BONNY LASS O' LEVEN WATER. THOUGH siller Tweed rin o'er the lea, Bnt were I laird o' Leven's glen, An' she a humble shepherd's daughter, An' dark the Dee 'mang Highland heather, Yet siller Tweed an' drumly Dee Are not sae dear as Leven...