...us, if we were not to inlcrt the following proof of the patriotifm of our poet. " The groves o'fweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon, Where bright beaming...perfume ; Far dearer to me yon lone glen of green breckant, WY the burnj Healing under the lang yellow broom. Far dearer to me are yon humble brown bowers,...

...still My country ! And while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall he constrained to love thee. Tho" thy clime Be fickle,...Wi' the burn stealing under the lang yellow broom. G 4 J.,»ve of our native country. It always affords pleasure to see a people who are fond of themselves,...

...plain, The sacred posy — Liberlic!" Our next is a very favourable example of Burns's powers : — " Their groves o' sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon,...exalt the perfume ; Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green brrrkan, Wi' the burn stealing under the lang yellow broom : Far dearer to me arc yon humble...

...my own barren Scotland, than in thes$ sunny orange bowers. I am half tempted, with Burns, to say , " Their groves o' sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon,...exalt the perfume ; Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green brechan, Wi' the burn stealing under the lang yellow broom: Far dearer to me are yon humble...

...an Irish air, which was a great favourite with him, called the Humours of Glen : " Their groves of sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon, Where bright...exalt the perfume ; Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green breckan, Wi" the burn stealing under the lang yellow broom. " Far dearer to me are yon humble...

...pleasure or pain. My warst ward ifr-"Welcome, and welcome aeain!" CALEDONIA. Tune—" Humors of Glen." THEIR groves o' sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon,...exalt the perfume, Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green breckan, Wi'the burn stealing under the lang yellow broom. Far dearer to me are yon humble...

...haunts of lore and poesy. " Their groves of sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon, Where bright-beaming summers exalt the perfume; Far dearer to me yon lone...Wi' the burn stealing under the lang yellow Broom ; Far dearer to me are yon humble Broom bowers, \Vhere the blue-bell and gowan lurk lowly umreu ; For...

...(prsesens adsto). Observe the use of " do " with subst. = verb. Aids I. a. EXERCISE CVII. (Burns). Their groves o' sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon, Where bright beaming summers exalt their perfume; Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green breckan, Wi' the burn stealing under the lang...

...haunts of love and poesy. " Their groves of sweet myrtle lit foreign hinds reckon, Where bright-beaming summers exalt the perfume; Far dearer to me yon lone glen of ureen breckan, Wi' the burn stealing under the lani; yellow Broom ; Far dearer to me are yon humble...

...last of this royal line fell a victim to the merciless jealousy of Henry the Eighth. H 2 77 78 SONG. THEIR groves o' sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon,...exalt the perfume, Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green brekan, Wi' the burn stealing under the lang yellow Broom : Far dearer to me are yon humble...