Note 120 — THE GRAND SOLEMNITY OF THE TAYLOR’S FUNERAL.
Reading edition
Whether the chap-book was written by Dougal Graham or not, certainly no one can claim for him the authorship of these lines. They were written by Allan Ramsay on Lady Somerville’s Book of Scots Sangs. The complete inscription is thus given in Fullarton’s edition of the works of the poet, vol. iii. p. 13:—
‘Gae canty book, and win a name; Nae lyrics e’er shall ding thee: Hope large esteem, and lasting fame, If Somervilla sing thee. If she thy sinless faults forgive, Which her sweet voice can cover, Thou shalt, in spite of critics live, Still grateful to each lover.’