InscriptionToMissGrahamOfFintry

inscriptiontomissgrahamoffintry

here,wherethescottishmuseimmortallives,

insacredstrainsandtunefulnumbersjoined,

acceptthegift;thoughhumblehewhogives,

richisthetributeofthegratefulmind.

somaynoruffian-feelinginmybreast,

discordant,jarthybosom-chordsamong;

butpeaceattunethygentlesoultorest,

orlove,ecstatic,wakehisseraphsong,

orpity'snotes,inluxuryoftears,

asmodestwantthetaleofwoereveals;

whileconsciousvirtueallthestrainsendears,

andheaven-bornpietyhersanctionseals.