“And when she cam’ ben, he bowèd fu’ low, And what was his errand he soon let her know: Amazed was the laird when the lady said ‘Na,’ And wi’ a laigh curtsey she turnèd awa’. “Dumbfoundered he was—nae sigh did he gie; He mounted his mare—he rade cannily; And aften he thought, as he gaed through the glen, She’s daft to refuse the Laird o’ Cockpen. “And now that the laird his exit had made, Mistress Jean she reflected on what she had said: ‘Oh! for ane I’ll get better, its waur I’ll get ten! I was daft to refuse the Laird o’ Cockpen.’ “Next time the laird and the lady were seen, They were gauin’ arm-in-arm to the kirk on the green; Now she sits in the ha’ like a weel-tappit hen— But as yet there’s nae chickens appeared at Cockpen.” Her song, “Caller Herrin,” has acquired extensive popularity. The late John Wilson, the eminent vocalist, sung it in every principal town in the kingdom. In the touching lines “Rest is not here,” she embodied her own experience. The beautiful piece entitled “Would you be young again?” was composed in her seventy-sixth year. Dr. Rogers has recently done justice to her memory by the publication of her life and songs. In this elegant book, a new edition of which has already been called for, there is an excellent portrait of the Baroness. The songs in the present volume may be confidently accepted as being certainly composed by the gifted authoress. _CHARACTER OF BARONESS NAIRNE._ In youth, Lady Nairne was distinguished for her personal charms and her devotion to the pursuits of the world. So remarkable was the beauty of her face and the elegance of her shape, that she was called “The Flower of Strathearn.” In her mature years her countenance wore a somewhat pensive cast. She was endowed with gifts many and various. Possessed of a strong intellect, as well as a beautiful fancy, all learning was easily acquired. Her delights lay in the cultivation of an elegant imagination, and in the enjoyment of those pleasures which can only be tasted by a mind of a refined order. Capable of describing the play of human passions in a manner which awoke the deepest emotions of the heart, her songs became the theme of every tongue.