The author was _not_ a Scotsman.

It was composed by the Rev.Mr.Leves, rector of Wrington in Somersetshire, either early in this century or just at the close of the last.

Mr.Leves was fond of music, and composed several songs, but none ever gained any notice except his "Auld Robin Gray," the popularity of which has been marvellous.

I knew the family when I lived in Somersetshire, and had met them in Bath.

Mr.Leves composed the air for his daughter, Miss Bessy Leves, who was a pretty girl and a pretty singer.
I cannot but deeply regret to think that I should in these pages have any ground for classing Scottish poetry and Scottish airs amongst "Reminiscences." It is a department of literature where, of course, there must be _selection_, but I am convinced it will repay a careful cultivation.