The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. - The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Various
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I. When fops and fools together prate, O'er punch or tea, of this or that, What silly poor unmeaning chat Does all their talk engross! A nobler theme employs my lays, And thus my honest voice I raise In well-deserved strains to praise The worthy Man of Ross. II. His lofty soul (would it were mine!) Scorns every selfish, low design, And ne'er was known to repine, At any earthly loss: But still contented, frank, and free, In every state, whate'er it be, Serene and staid we always see The worthy Man of Ross. III. Let misers hug their worldly store, And gripe and pinch to make it more; Their gold and silver's shining ore |
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