24' poeiry, Sept. 5. 



And these are mine, now i these gifts dispise, 



Eternal powifr, to whom each girt 1 owe, 

 With-hold even from my prayers the mear.s of vice, 



Nor let my wi/h fulfiU'd procure my v»oe. Mm a. 



TAK TENT AND BE WARY. 



A SCOTS SONG NEVER PUBLISHED BEFORE. 



I. 



Meh ! l.ifs, but you're canty and vogie ! 

 ' Wow but your een look pawky and rognie ! 

 ' What was ye dooin^ in yonder green bogie, 



' Up in this morning sae airy and grey ?' 

 " I've- been wi' someboddie, — what need ye to speer ? 

 " I've been wl' young Jamie, — I've been wi' my dear \ • 

 " God save me ! my mither will mifs me, I fear : 



" D'ye ken lafs he's courcing mea'the bng day !" 

 II. 

 ' O Kate ! tak tent' and be warie; 

 « Jamie's a sad ane ! he never will marry : 

 ' Think o' poor Tibby ! — he's left her to carry 



« Black burning (hame till the day'that (he die!" 

 " I careria for Tibby, — a glaiket young quean I 

 " Her gaits wi' the fallows, we a' ken lang syne} 

 *' The heart o' my laddie I never can tyne, 



•' H5 promised to marry me down on yon lea 1 

 III. 

 " O no! I reed nae be warie; 

 <' Yes, yes ! he means for to marry; 

 " Wi' mony sweet kifses he ca'd me his de.nrie, 



" And swore he wad tak me before beltan day !" 

 ' O Kate, Kate ! he'll deceive ye, 



' (The deil's in the cheil ! he does naithlng but grieve me, J 

 ' He's fu' o' deceit, gin ye like to believe me, 



< The fause loon last night saiJ the same thing to me.' 



IV. » 



" Dear Jean but you're unco camstrarie, 



" Ye'U ne'er let a boddie trou ever they'll marry ; 



" Ye've now gi'en me something that's no light to cjrry j 



" 'Twill lie at my heart till the day that 1 die !" 

 She gaid awa sighing, — Ihe gaid awa vvae j 

 Her mither flet sare, for her biding awav ; 

 She sat down to spin, — ne'er a word coald fhe say, 



But drew out a thread wi' the tear in her ee ! 



V. 



'• O yes! 'tis time to be warie; 

 " Jamie's a sad ane, — he never will marry; 

 " He may rise in the morning, and wait till he's weary, 

 << He's r.o see my face this year and a day." 



