A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN 111
The clinkum-clank o' Sabbath bells

VI. THE SPAEWIFE 116
O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I

VII. THE BLAST--1875 116
It's rainin'. Weet's the gairden sod

VIII. THE COUNTERBLAST--1886 118
My bonny man, the warld, it's true

IX. THE COUNTERBLAST IRONICAL 120
It's strange that God should fash to frame

X. THEIR LAUREATE TO AN ACADEMY CLASS DINNER CLUB 121
Dear Thamson class, whaure'er I gang

XI. EMBRO HIE KIRK 123
The Lord Himsel' in former days

XII. THE SCOTSMAN'S RETURN FROM ABROAD 125
In mony a foreign pairt I've been

XIII. 129
Late In the night in bed I lay

XIV. MY CONSCIENCE! 131
Of a' the ills that flesh can fear

XV. TO DR. JOHN BROWN 133
By Lyne and Tyne, by Thames and Tees

XVI. 135
It's an owercome sooth for age an' youth

BALLADS

THE SONG OF RAHERO

A LEGEND OF TAHITI

I. THE SLAYING OF TAMATEA 139

II. THE VENGING OF TAMATEA 148

III. RAHERO 159

THE FEAST OF FAMINE

MARQUESAN MANNERS

I. THE PRIEST'S VIGIL 169

II. THE LOVERS 172

III. THE FEAST 176

IV. THE RAID 182

TICONDEROGA

A LEGEND OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS

I. THE SAYING OF THE NAME 189

II. THE SEEKING OF THE NAME 194

III. THE PLACE OF THE NAME 196

HEATHER ALE

A GALLOWAY LEGEND

From the bonny bells of heather 201

CHRISTMAS AT SEA

The