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Proceedings of Learned Societies. 



[Nov. 1, 



B'en cruel Lindfay lhe<1 a tear, 



Forletting malice deep ; 

 As mermaids, wi' their warbles clear, 



Canfing the waves tofleep. 



And now to bed they all are dight ; 



Now fteek they illca door ; 

 There's nought but ilillnefs o' the night 



Whare was fic din before. 



■Fell Lindfay puts his harnefs on, 



His fteed doth ready (land, 

 And up the ftaircafe is he gone, 



\Vi' poinard in his hand. 



The fweitdid on his forehead break. 



He fliook wi' guilty fffar ; 

 In air he heard a joyfu' fliriek— 



Red Cuming's ghaiil: was near, 



Kow lothe chamber do'h he creep ; 



A lamp of glimmering ray 

 Sbew'd young Kirkpacrick fall: aflcep. 



In arms o' laiiy gay. 



He lay with bare unguarded breaft. 



By fieepy juice bcguil'd ; 

 AnJ foinctimes figh'd, by dreams oppreft. 



And fometimes fweetly fmil'd. 



Unclos'd her mouth o' rofy hue. 



Whence iffu'd fragrant air, 

 That gently, in foft motioa, blew 



Stray ringlets o* her hair. 

 •' Sleep on, fleep on, ye luvers dear. 



The dame mjy wake to weep : 

 And that day's fun may (hine tou clear. 



That fpills this warrior's deep." 



He loiitcd down, her lips he preft, 



O kifs forboding woe ! 

 Then ftruck on young Kirkpatrick's breaft 



A deep and deadly blow. 



Sair, fair and mickle did he bleed ; 



Hia lady flept till day, 

 But dreamt the Fiith* flow'd o'er her head 

 In bride-bed as (he lay. 



* Cacrlaveroc ftands on Solway drth. 



The murderer hafted down the ftajr. 

 And back'd h'S coiirfer fleet ; 



Than did the thunder 'gin to rair. 

 Than (hower'd the rain and fleet. 



All fire frauiht darted thro' the rain, 



Wh,ire a' was mirk before, 

 And glinted o'er the raging main. 



That (hook the fandy (hore. 

 But mirkand mirktr grew the night, 



And heavier beat the rain. 

 And quicker Lindfay urg'd his flight, 



Someiia' or build' to gain. 



Lang did he ride o'er hill and ("ale. 

 Nor mire nor flood hefea;'d : 



I trow his courage 'i^an to fail 

 When morning light appear'd. 



For, hiving hied the livelang night. 



Thro" hail and heavy fliowers. 

 He faund himfel', at peep o' i'rght, 



Hard by Caerlaveroc's towers. 

 The caftle bell was ringing out. 



The ha' was all aileer. 

 And mony a fcrcech and waefu' fhout 



Appali'd the murderer's ear. 



Now they hae bound this traitor ftrang, 



Wi' curfes and wi' blows, 

 And high in air they did him hang. 



To feed the carrion crows. 



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" Tofweet Lincluden's* haly cells' 



Fou dowie I'll repair ; 

 There Peace wi' gentle Patience dwells, 



Nae deadly feuds are there. 



" In tears I'll wither ilka charm. 



Like riraps o' balefu' yew ; 

 And wail the beauty that could harm 



A knight fae brave and true." 



• Lincluden abbey, near Dumfries, oa 

 the banks of the river Cluden. 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



NATIONAL INSTITUrE. 



IT is not for want of due attention to 

 the National InlHtute of France that 

 ve have noticed fo few of their proceed- 

 ings duimg the laft feveral months, but 

 becaufe ?he papers laid before that body 

 have been lels interefting than thofe con- 

 neiled with the labours of other learned 

 focieties. We prtfent to our readers in 

 this luimber, an account of a Report 

 made by the Phyfical and Mafhematical 

 Clafs of the Inftitute, in anlwer to the 

 qucftion, *' If'hether theft manufaeiorUs 



from ivhici a difagrefable fmell arifes 

 may prove iiijuy'tous to hialth ?" 



The Iblution of this problem is, doiiht- 

 lefs, of very confideiable ronfequence, as, 

 from the great confidence rcpoled in the 

 decifionj. of the National Inititute it will, 

 probably, form the bifis of laws upon 

 which the regiilationsof tiie police depend; 

 and firice in Paris, the fate of the molt 

 ul'eful eftablifliments, and the e.xiilence of 

 many arts has hiiheito depended on t!ie 

 award of individuals, and ihat fome, 

 driven to a diltance from materials, from 

 workmen, or confumcrt, by prejudice, 

 ignorance. 



