Burlesque Lament For The Absence Of Will(2/2)
ll him;
ilk self-conceited critic skellum
his quill may draw;
he wha could brawlie ward their bellum—
willie's awa!
up wimpling stately tweed i've sped,
and eden scenes on crystal jed,
and ettrick banks, now roaring red,
while tempests blaw;
but every joy and pleasure's fled,
willie's awa!
may i be slander's common speech;
a text for infamy to preach;
and lastly, streekit out to bleach
in winter snaw;
when i forget thee, willie creech,
tho' far awa!
may never wicked fortune touzle him!
may never wicked men bamboozle him!
until a pow as auld's methusalem
he canty claw!
then to the blessed new jerusalem,
fleet wing awa!
ilk self-conceited critic skellum
his quill may draw;
he wha could brawlie ward their bellum—
willie's awa!
up wimpling stately tweed i've sped,
and eden scenes on crystal jed,
and ettrick banks, now roaring red,
while tempests blaw;
but every joy and pleasure's fled,
willie's awa!
may i be slander's common speech;
a text for infamy to preach;
and lastly, streekit out to bleach
in winter snaw;
when i forget thee, willie creech,
tho' far awa!
may never wicked fortune touzle him!
may never wicked men bamboozle him!
until a pow as auld's methusalem
he canty claw!
then to the blessed new jerusalem,
fleet wing awa!