Note 304 — REIGN OF CHARLES II.: 1673-1685. (continued 3)
Reading edition
The death of the old Laird of Dumbiedykes in Scott’s tale of the Heart of Mid-Lothian, involves an allusion to this piece of national music: ‘He drank three bumpers of brandy continuously, and “soughed awa’,” as Jenny expressed it, in an attempt to sing Deil stick the Minister.’