Address To Edinburgh
address to edinburgh edina! scotia's darli! all hail thy palaces and tow'rs, where once, beh a monarch's feet, sat legislation's sn pow'rs: from marking wildly scatt'red flow'rs, as on the banks of ayr i stray'd, and singing, lohe lingering hours, i shelter in they honour'd shade. here wealth still swells the golden tide, as busy trade his labours plies; there architecture's noble pride bids elegand splendour rise: here justice, from her native skies, high wields her baland her rod; there learning, with his eagle eyes, seeks s her coy abode. thy sons, edina, social, kind, with open arms the stranger hail; their views enlarg'd, their liberal mind, above the narrow, rural vale: atteill to sorrow's wail, or modest merit's silent claim; and never may their sources fail! and never envy blot their name! thy daughters bright thy walks adorn, gay as the gilded summer sky, sweet as the dewy, milk-white thorn, dear as the raptur'd thrill of joy! fair burrikes th' ad eye, heaven's beauties on my fancy shine; i see the sire of love on high, and own his work indeed divine! there, watg high the least alarms, thy rough, rude fortress gleams afar; like some bold veteran, grey in arms, and mark'd with many a seamy scar: the pond'rous wall and massy bar, grim—rising o'er the rugged rock, have oft withstood assailing war, and oft repell'd th' invader's shock. with awe-struck thought, and pitying tears, i view that ately dome, where scotia's kings of other years, fam'd heroes! had their royal home: alas, how g'd the times to e! their royal name low in the dust! their hapless race wild-wand'ring roam! thid law cries out 'twas just! wild beats my heart to trace your steps, whose aors, in days of yore, thro' hostile ranks and ruin'd gaps old scotia's bloody lion bore: ev'n i who sing in rustic lore, haply my sires have left their shed, and fac'd grim danger's loudest roar, bold-following where your fathers led! edina! scotia's darli! all hail thy palaces and tow'rs; where once, beh a monarch's feet, sat legislation's sn pow'rs: from marking wildly-scatt'red flow'rs, as on the banks of ayr i stray'd, and singing, lohe ling'ring hours, i shelter in thy honour'd shade.