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address to edburgh

eda! stia&039;s darlg seat!

all hail thy paces and tow&039;rs,

where once, beneath a onarch&039;s feet,

sat legistion&039;s v&039;reign pow&039;rs:

fro arkg wildly scatt&039;red flow&039;rs,

as on the banks of ayr i stray&039;d,

and sgg, lone, the lrg hours,

i shelter they honour&039;d shade

here wealth still swells the golden tide,

as by trade his bours plies;

there architecture&039;s noble pride

bids elegance and splendour rise:

here jtice, fro her native skies,

high wields her bance and her rod;

there learng, with his eagle eyes,

seeks science her y abode

thy ns, eda, cial, kd,

with open ars the stranr hail;

their views enrg&039;d, their liberal d,

above the narrow, rural vale:

attentive still to rrow&039;s wail,

or odest rit&039;s silent ci;

and never ay their urces fail!

and never envy blot their na!

thy daughters bright thy walks adorn,

gay as the gilded sur sky,

sweet as the dewy, ilk-white thorn,

dear as the raptur&039;d thrill of joy!

fair bur strikes th&039; adorg eye,

heaven&039;s beauties on y fancy she;

i see the sire of love on high,

and own his work deed dive!

there, watchg high the least ars,

thy rough, rude fortress gleas afar;

like bold veteran, grey ars,

and ark&039;d with any a seay scar:

the pond&039;ro wall and assy bar,

gri—risg o&039;er the rugd rock,

have oft withstood assailg war,

and oft repell&039;d th&039; vader&039;s shock

with awe-struck thought, and pityg tears,

i view that noble, stately do,

where stia&039;s kgs of other years,

fa&039;d heroes! had their royal ho:

as, how chang&039;d the tis to e!

their royal na low the dt!

their hapless race wild-wand&039;rg roa!

tho&039; rig