Robert Burns,
Ballads on Mr. Heron's Election - Ballad Second
“ A wight that will weather damnation, The Devil the prey will despise. And there will be Douglasses doughty, New christening towns far and near; Abjuring their democrat doings, By kissin' the-o' a Peer: And there will be folk frae Saint Mary's A house o' great merit and note; The deil ane but honours them highly- The deil ane will gie them his vote! ”
Robert Burns,
Ballads on Mr. Heron's Election - Ballad Second
“ For Murray's light horse are to muster, And O how the heroes will swear! And there will be Murray, Commander, And Gordon, the battle to win; Like brothers they'll stand by each other, Sae knit in alliance and kin. And there will be black-nebbit Johnie, The tongue o' the trump to them a'; An he get na Hell for his haddin', The Deil gets na justice ava. ”
Robert Burns,
Ballads on Mr. Heron's Election - Ballad Second
“ Our flatt'ry we'll keep for some other, Him, only it's justice to praise. And there will be maiden Kilkerran, And also Barskimming's gude Knight, And there will be roarin Birtwhistle, Yet luckily roars i' the right. ”
