Lines Written On A Banknote
lines written on a banknote wae worth thy power, thou cursed leaf! fell source o' a' my woe and grief! for lack o' thee i've lost my lass! for lack o' thee i scrimp my glass! i see the children of affliction unaided, through thy curst restriction: i've seen the oppressor's cruel smile amid his hapless victim's spoil; and for thy potence vainly wished, to crush the villain in the dust: for lack o' thee, i leave this much-lov'd shore, never, perhaps, to greet old scotland more. r.b.