| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Edwin. | | |
The hero of Beattie’s Minstrel.
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| “And yet poro Edwin was no vulgar boy; |
| Deep thought oft seemed to fix his infant eye, |
| Dainties he heeded not, nor gaud, nor toy, |
| Save one short pipe of rudest minstrelsy; |
| Silent when glad; affectionate, though shy. |
| And now his look was most demurely sad; |
| And now he laughed aloud, yet none knew why. |
| The neighbours stared and sighed, yet blessed the lad: |
| Some deemed him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad.” | |
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