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This article is about a Scottish poet, for English psychologist with the same name, see Charles Spence.

Charles Spence (1779-1869) was a Scottish poet, stone mason 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,

I've aften gane wi' richt gude will,

An' sat and seen the dashing spray

Lash the dark rocks of Linn-ma-Gray.

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'.

Image:TopiaryCloseUpFingask.jpg|View of topiary at Fingask, as known by SpenceImage:JessyScott Kerr.jpg|Lady Threipland of Fingask Castle, for whose family Spence was both footman and mason

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