But happier still! LEARNING shall raise the pile
Design'd the fret of ages to withstand;
Within, the classic scholar form his stile,
And pour instruction thro' the list'ning land.
Ah! from its walls some future sage may burst
To charm or awe the centuries to come;
A THOMSON in its cells be haply nurs'd,
A BLAIR shed splendor o'er the chosen dome.
The Lawgiver from thence shall draw the seeds
Of growing honour, dignity, and fame,
Here shall ensure the future splendid meeds,
That crown his labours, and extend his name.
A MANSFIELD, ERSKINE, LOUGHBOROUGH shall rise,
The boast of genius in untasted times,
Spreading our glory round the distant skies,
And mark us ENVIED by more happy climes.