Lines Written On A Banknote（1 / 1）

lines written on a banknote

wae worth thy power, thou cursed leaf!

fell source o' a' my woe and grief!

for lack o' thee i've lost my lass!

for lack o' thee i scrimp my glass!

i see the children of affliction

unaided, through thy curst restriction:

i've seen the oppressor's cruel smile

amid his hapless victim's spoil;

and for thy potence vainly wished,

to crush the villain in the dust:

for lack o' thee, i leave this much-lov'd shore,

never, perhaps, to greet old scotland more.

r.b.