500. Bonnie Lesley

O SAW ye bonnie Lesley
As she gaed o’er the Border?
She ‘s gane, like Alexander,
To spread her conquests farther.

To see her is to love her,	5
And love but her for ever;
For Nature made her what she is,
And ne’er made sic anither!

Thou art a queen, fair Lesley,
Thy subjects we, before thee:	10
Thou art divine, fair Lesley,
The hearts o’ men adore thee.

The Deil he couldna scaith thee,
Or aught that wad belang thee;
He’d look into thy bonnie face	15
And say, ‘I canna wrang thee!’

The Powers aboon will tent thee,
Misfortune sha’na steer thee:
Thou’rt like themsel’ sae lovely,
That ill they’ll ne’er let near thee.	20

Return again, fair Lesley,
Return to Caledonie!
That we may brag we hae a lass
There ‘s nane again sae bonnie!

GLOSS: scaith] harm. tent] watch. steer] molest.