BOOK I

.—SCOTS

PAGE

MIDIAN’S EVIL DAY—Dear Reverend Sir,—I tak my pen 13

THE HERD OF FARAWA—Losh, man! Did ever mortal see 21

THE ETERNAL FEMININE—When I was a freckled bit bairn 30

THE SOUTH COUNTRIE—I never likit the Kingdom o’ Fife— 32

THE SHORTER CATECHISM—When I was young and herdit sheep 34

THEOCRITUS IN SCOTS

THE KIRN—’Twas last back-end 36

THE FISHERS—’Tis puirtith sooples 44

INTER ARMA

SWEET ARGOS—When the Almichty took His hand 48

ON LEAVE—I had auchteen months o’ the war 55

THE KIRK BELL—When oor lads gaed ower the tap 59

HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD—Aifter the war, says the papers 62

FRAGMENT OF AN ODE—Ye’ll a’ hae heard tell 65

THE GREAT ONES—Ae morn aside the road frae Bray 67

FISHER JAMIE—Puir Jamie’s killed 69

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