Poem by Anonymous

On a Pale Lady with a Red-Nosed Husband

Whence comes it that in Clara’s face
	The lily only has its place? 
Is it because the absent rose
	Has gone to paint her husband’s nose? 

1. Ettrick Banks
2. The Banks o’ Glaizart
3. My Wife Has Ta'en the Gee
4. Barthram’s Dirge
5. Fare Ye Weel, My Auld Wife

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