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Air— <strong>The</strong>re's nae Luck about the House.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re's nae bard to charm us now,<br />

Nae bard ava,<br />

Can sing a sang to Nature true,<br />

Since Coila's bard's awa.<br />

<strong>The</strong> simple harp o' earlier days<br />

In silence slumbers now ;<br />

And modern art, wi' tuneless lays,<br />

Presumes the Nine to woo.<br />

But nae bard in a' our Isle,<br />

Nae bard ava,<br />

Frae paulcy Coila wons a smile<br />

Since Robin gaed awa.<br />

\ His hamely style let Fashion spurn ;<br />

> She wants baith taste <strong>and</strong> skill<br />

< And wiser should she ever turn,<br />

] She'll sing his sangs hersel'.<br />

For nae sang sic pathos speaks,<br />

Nae sang ava<br />

And Fashion's foreign rants <strong>and</strong> squeaks<br />

Should a' be drumm'd awa.<br />

Her far-fetch'd figui-es aye maun fail<br />

To touch the feeling heart,<br />

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