page_title: Charles Spence (bard)
hierarchical_section_title: Charles Spence (bard)
caption_attribution_description: English: scan of old photo of Charles Spence (1779 Kinfauns-1869 Manchester): The Bard of Gowrie, the poet of the carse.Rodolph 09:56, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
context_page_description: Charles Spence was a Scottish poet, stonemason and footman.
  The Bard of Gowrie; the Poet of the Carse.
  Spence was born in the parish of Kinfauns, spent most of his life in Rait and died in Manchester.
  Linn-ma-Gray I long to see
  Thy heathy heights and broomy lea;
  Whaur linnets lilt and leverets play
  Around the roar of Linn-Ma-Gray.
  Linn-ma-Gray when to the street
  Crowds follow crowds, in crowds to meet,
  I wend my solitary way,
  An' climb the cliffs of Linn-ma-Gray.
  Linn-ma-Gray, each mounting spring,
  From age to age doth tribute bring,
  And rushing onwards to the Tay,
  Augment the stream of Linn-ma-Gray.
  Linn-ma-Gray round Baron hill, [Up the heights of Baron Hill, ]
  I've aften gane wi' richt gude will, [I've led my Jean with right good will.]
  An' sat and seen the dashing spray [And sat, and seen the foamy spray]
  Lash the dark rocks of Linn-ma-Gray. [Lash the dark rocks of Linne Magray.]
  Linn-ma-Gray, when in yon ha'
  The merry wassailers gather a'
  In vain their waeel trained bands essay
  The minstrelsy of Linn-ma-Gray.
  Another favourite Spence poem was entitled: 'My love's window'.
context_section_description: Charles Spence (1779-1869) was a Scottish poet, stonemason and footman.
  The Bard of Gowrie; the Poet of the Carse.
  Spence was born in the parish of Kinfauns, spent most of his life in Rait and died in Manchester.
  Linn-ma-Gray I long to see
  
  Thy heathy heights and broomy lea;
  
  Whaur linnets lilt and leverets play
  
  Around the roar of Linn-Ma-Gray.
  
  Linn-ma-Gray when to the street
  
  Crowds follow crowds, in crowds to meet,
  
  I wend my solitary way,
  
  An' climb the cliffs of Linn-ma-Gray.
  
  Linn-ma-Gray, each mounting spring,
  
  From age to age doth tribute bring,
  
  And rushing onwards to the Tay,
  
  Augment the stream of Linn-ma-Gray.
  
  Linn-ma-Gray round Baron hill, [Up the heights of Baron Hill,]
  
  I've aften gane wi' richt gude will, [I've led my Jean with right good will.]
  
  An' sat and seen the dashing spray [And sat, and seen the foamy spray]
  
  Lash the dark rocks of Linn-ma-Gray. [Lash the dark rocks of Linne Magray.]
  
  Linn-ma-Gray, when in yon ha'
  
  The merry wassailers gather a'
  
  In vain their waeel trained bands essay
  
  The minstrelsy of Linn-ma-Gray.
  Another favourite Spence poem was entitled: 'My love's window'.
caption: Spence the Burgh Bard
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