CXXIV.
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NITHSDALE’S WELCOME HAME.
[These verses were written by Burns for the Museum: the Maxwells of Terreagles are the lineal descendants of the Earls of Nithsdale.]
I.
The noble Maxwells and their powers Are coming o’er the border, And they’ll gae bigg Terreagle’s towers, An’ set them a’ in order. And they declare Terreagles fair, For their abode they chuse it; There’s no a heart in a’ the land, But’s lighter at the news o’t.
II.
Tho’ stars in skies may disappear, And angry tempests gather; The happy hour may soon be near That brings us pleasant weather: The weary night o’ care and grief May hae a joyful morrow; So dawning day has brought relief— Fareweel our night o’ sorrow!