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1835. Mr. Lamb possessed most of these magazines, and 

 they now form part of the " Lamb Collection," gifted to 

 the Dundee Free Library by Mr. Edward Cox. In 

 addition to the botanical and other natural history papers 

 written by Gardiner for these journals, he also contri- 

 buted many poetical pieces. These are somewhat stiff 

 and artificial to start with : Ceres. Flora, and Zephyrus, 

 and others of the " deities of a creed outworn " are 

 rather prominent ; but. as the days and years go on, we 

 get the true " wood-notes wild "■ — full of charm and fresh- 

 ness. A page from his Journal of 5th May 1S27 may 

 be quoted : — 



" I again forsook the arms of slumber for the more 

 pleasant enjoyment of breathing the salubrious air on the 

 Law-hill, and there marking the soft beauties of early 

 morn. On the hill I found a small Red Vetch and a great 

 quantit}' of Grain-rooted Saxifrage. 



GENERAL SKETCH. 



The morn in' in the east appear'd, 



An' waukrife cocks began to craw, 

 I left my couch and blythely steer'd 



My course to yonder flowery Law. 

 The blackbird sang in Logie's shaw, 



An' little larks wi' lively glee 

 Chac'd the dun clouds o' night a\va ; , 



An' hail'd the risin' day wi' me. 



Frae ilka gowden whinny fell 



The Unties pour'd their am'rous lay. 

 An' saft and soothin' was the swell 



0' music frae ilk leafy spray : 

 "While smiling Fancy led the way 



Alang the dew-bespraingled lea. 

 "Wliare bees bumm'd thro' the flowers gay. 



An' hail'd the risin' day wi" me 



The caller breeze sugh'd ower the hill, 



An" thro 5, the rashy glens retir'd, 

 Whare vi'lets nodding ower the rill 



Their little balmy sweets respir'd. 

 The milkmaid's sang my bosom fir'd, 



An' ploughboys lilted on the lea, 

 The loud bells rang, 1 an' a' conspir'd 



To hail the risin' day wi' me. ' 



1 " The bells meant are the six o'clock factory bells in Bonnie Dundee." 



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