The Mind
In the Bonnie Cells of Bedlam
From Songs from the Waverley Novels (Poetical Works, Oxford 1904)
The Mind
In the bonnie cells of Bedlam,
Ere I was ane and twenty,
I had hempen bracelets strong,
And merry whips, ding-dong,
And prayer and fasting plenty.
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Codex Note
From The Heart of Midlothian (1818)
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Scott, Walter. “In the Bonnie Cells of Bedlam.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/scott/158/.
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