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Address To The Deil (第1/3页)
address to the deil o prince! o chief of many throned pow'rs that led th' embattl'd seraphim to war— milton. o thou! whatever title suit thee— auld hornie, satan, nick, or clootie, wha in yon cavern grim an' sootie, clos'd under hatches, spairges about the brunstane cootie, to scaud poor wretches! hear me, auld hangie, for a wee, a poor damned bodies be; i'm sure sma' pleasure it gie, ev'n to a deil, to skelp an' scaud ps like me, an' hear us squeel! great is thy pow'r an' great thy fame; far ken'd an' noted is thy name; an' tho' yon lowin' heuch's thy hame, thou travels far; an' faith! thou's her lag nor lame, nor blate, nor scaur. whiles, ranging like a roarin lion, for prey, a' holes and ers tryin; whiles, orong-wind'd tempest flyin, tirlin the kirks; whiles, in the human bosom pryin, uhou lurks. i've heard my rev'rend graunie say, in lanely glens ye like to stray; or where auld ruin'd castles grey nod to the moon, ye fright the nightly wand'rer's way, wi' eldritch . when twilight did my graunie summon, to say her pray'rs, douse, ho woman! aft'yont the dyke she's heard you bummin, wi' eerie drone; or, rustlin, thro' the boortrees in, wi' heavy groan. ae dreary, windy, winter night, the stars shot down wi' sklentin light, wi' you, mysel' i gat a fright