To Miss A. H—. ‘Christian Carstairs’ Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T76883 Carstairs, Christian. Original Poems. By a Lady, Dedicated to Miss Ann Henderson. A Tribute to Gratitude and Friendships. Edinburgh Andrew Shortrede 1786 p. 42.

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Kinross-shire To Miss A. H— . SHort was their stay , of high descent they sprung , Two beaut'ous Miss — , and Miss — . nymphs — and thus they sweetly sung : Peace o'er each scene — peace o'er the pleasant fields ; No shades ! to me — more pleasure ever yields . O'er all thy minds — the passions calmly flow ; As Leven's ! stream tranquil — to whence we go .