ElegyOnTheLateMissBurnetOfMonboddo

elegyonthelatemissburnetofmonboddo

lifene'erexultedinsorichaprize,

asburnet,lovelyfromhernativeskies;

norenviousdeathsotriumph'dinablow,

asthatwhichlaidth'accomplish'dburnetlow.

thyformandmind,sweetmaid,caniforget?

inrichestorethebrightestjewelset!

inthee,highheavenabovewastruestshown,

asbyhisnoblestworkthegodheadbestisknown.

invainyeflauntinsummer'spride,yegroves;

thoucrystalstreamletwiththyfloweryshore,

yewoodlandchoirthatchauntyouridleloves,

yeceasetocharm;elizaisnomore.

yehealthywastes,immix'dwithreedyfens;

yemossystreams,withsedgeandrushesstor'd:

yeedcliffs,o'erhangingdrearyglens,

toyouifly—yewithmysoulaccord.

princes,whosecumb'rouspridewasalltheirworth,

shallvenallaystheirpompousexithail,

andthou,sweetexcellence!forsakeourearth,

andnotamusewithhonestgriefbewail?

wesawtheeshineinyouthandbeauty'spride,

andvirtue'slight,thatbeamsbeyondthespheres;

but,likethesuneclips'datmorningtide,

thouleftusdarklinginaworldoftears.

theparent'sheartthatnestledfondinthee,

thathearthowsunk,apreytogriefandcare;

sodecktthewoodbinesweetyonagedtree;

so,fromitravish'd,leavesitbleakandbare.