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would on been broken

a “hair-bra&039;d, sentintal trace”

was strongly arked her face;

a wildly-witty, rtic grace

shone full upon her;

her eye, ev&039;n turn&039;d on epty space,

bea&039;d keen with honour

down flow&039;d her robe, a tartan sheen,

till half a leg was scriply seen;

an&039; such a leg! y bonie jean

uld only peer it;

sae straught, sae taper, tight an&039; clean—

nane else ca near it

her antle r, of greenish hue,

y gazg wonder chiefly drew:

deep lights and shades, bold-glg, threw

a stre grand;

and see&039;d, to y astonish&039;d view,

a well-known nd

here, rivers the sea were lost;

there, ountas to the skies were toss&039;t:

here, tublg billows ark&039;d the ast,

with surgg foa;

there, distant shone art&039;s lofty boast,

the lordly do

here, doon pour&039;d down his far-fetch&039;d floods;

there, well-fed ire stately thuds:

auld herit ayr staw thro&039; his woods,

on to the shore;

and any a lesser torrent scuds,

with seeg roar

low, a sandy valley spread,

an ancient borough rear&039;d her head;

still, as sttish story read,

she boasts a race

to ev&039;ry nobler virtue bred,

and polish&039;d grace

by stately tow&039;r, or pace fair,

or rus pendent the air,

bold stes of heroes, here and there,

i uld discern;

see&039;d to e, see&039;d to dare,

with feature stern

y heart did glog transport feel,

to see a race heroic wheel,

and brandish round the deep-dyed steel,

sturdy blows;

while, back-reilg, see&039;d to reel

their suthron foes

his untry&039;s saviour, ark hi well!

bold richardton&039;s heroic swell;

the chief, on sark who glorio fell,

high and;

and he who ruthless fates expel

his