address to edburgh
eda! stia&039;s darlg seat!
all hail thy paces and tow&039;rs,
where once, beneath a onarch&039;s feet,
sat legistion&039;s v&039;reign pow&039;rs:
fro arkg wildly scatt&039;red flow&039;rs,
as on the banks of ayr i stray&039;d,
and sgg, lone, the lrg hours,
i shelter they honour&039;d shade
here wealth still swells the golden tide,
as by trade his bours plies;
there architecture&039;s noble pride
bids elegance and splendour rise:
here jtice, fro her native skies,
high wields her bance and her rod;
there learng, with his eagle eyes,
seeks science her y abode
thy ns, eda, cial, kd,
with open ars the stranr hail;
their views enrg&039;d, their liberal d,
above the narrow, rural vale:
attentive still to rrow&039;s wail,
or odest rit&039;s silent ci;
and never ay their urces fail!
and never envy blot their na!
thy daughters bright thy walks adorn,
gay as the gilded sur sky,
sweet as the dewy, ilk-white thorn,
dear as the raptur&039;d thrill of joy!
fair bur strikes th&039; adorg eye,
heaven&039;s beauties on y fancy she;
i see the sire of love on high,
and own his work deed dive!
there, watchg high the least ars,
thy rough, rude fortress gleas afar;
like bold veteran, grey ars,
and ark&039;d with any a seay scar:
the pond&039;ro wall and assy bar,
gri—risg o&039;er the rugd rock,
have oft withstood assailg war,
and oft repell&039;d th&039; vader&039;s shock
with awe-struck thought, and pityg tears,
i view that noble, stately do,
where stia&039;s kgs of other years,
fa&039;d heroes! had their royal ho:
as, how chang&039;d the tis to e!
their royal na low the dt!
their hapless race wild-wand&039;rg roa!
tho&039; rig
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