O, could I earn for thee, my lovely lass,
A pair of brogues [5] to bear thee dry to mass!
But see, where Norah with the sowins [6] comes--
Then let us rise, and rest our weary bums.
[Footnote 1: Sir Arthur Acheson, whose great-grandfather was Sir
Archibald, of Gosford, in Scotland.]
[Footnote 2: Who was a great lover of Scotland.]
[Footnote 3: Halfpenny-worth.]
[Footnote 4: Sir Arthur's butler.]
[Footnote 5: Shoes with flat low heels.]
[Footnote 6: A sort of flummery.]