Poem on Louisa's Birthday 1774 transmitted to her

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On Wednesday, SeptrSeptember 21. the Birth-DayBirthday of the QUEEN OF
HEARTS, 1774. in Return for the Superlative Honour done to yethe Author.

The Day returns, the happy Day,

That gave LOUISA Birth.

May it abound with ev’ryevery Good,

To inspire true Friends with Mirth.

Ye hardy Sons of CALEDON,

Exalt your Voices high,

Tune up the Bagpipe’s warlike Sound,

To rend the azure Sky.

Let Lads &and Lasses all combine,

With joyous Mirth &and Mien,

To celebrate the festal Day,

And trip on the Green.

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Let them appear in Tartan-Dress,

With Hearts as true a Steel,

With well-shap’dshaped Limbs, both neat &and clean,

To dance a Highland Reel.

To grace the Day with fitting ChearCheer,

Let CanonsCannons loudly roar:

Then Highland Lads complete the Scene

And brandish the ClymoreClaymore.

A Health to CHARLES the Great toss round,

And to the fairest FAIR.

May HEAV’NHeaven beam forth it’sits brightest Light

On the delightful PAIR.

With Joy the sprightly HARRY mind,

That PRINCE of gen’rousgenerous Heart.

With willing Mind &and lib’ralliberal Hand,

He acts a Brother’s Part.

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To ev’ryevery loyal Soul good Health,

Conversion to all Foes.

And, as the happy Day begins,

So let the Ev’ningEvening close.

May ev’ryevery Man enjoy his own,

To make all Odds be ev’neven.

Let all the People sing aloud,

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

N.B. At the Foot of the Original of the Above were the fol-
lowing Words, viz,— “N. B. This is written on Paper, manu-
“factured in Scotland.”