lower ▁of ▁the ▁Forest " ▁appearing ▁in ▁The ▁L ark , ▁an ▁Edinburgh ▁period ical , ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 5 . ▁Th irty - two ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁wrote ▁" S ports ▁of ▁the ▁Gen ii " ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁grace ful ▁draw ings ▁by ▁Susan ▁Mac don ald ▁( d . ▁ 1 8 0 3 ), ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Lord - ch ief - bar on ▁Mac don ald ; ▁these ▁display ▁hum our ▁and ▁fancy . ▁She ▁published ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁po ems ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁which ▁ran ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁edition ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁conserv ative ▁magazine ▁British ▁Crit ic ▁suggests ▁that ▁her ▁po ems ▁show ▁no ▁depth ▁of ▁thought , ▁but ▁have ▁a ▁natural ▁feeling ▁and ▁simplicity ▁of ▁expression , ▁which ▁make ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁worth ▁reading . ▁ ▁Hay dn ▁set ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁her ▁songs ▁to ▁music , ▁including ▁" My ▁Mother ▁b ids ▁me ▁bind ▁my ▁H air ," ▁originally ▁written ▁to ▁an ▁air ▁of ▁P ley el ' s . ▁Her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Hay dn ▁is ▁ambigu ous , ▁though ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁visit ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁wid ow . ▁Songs ▁by ▁Hay dn ▁on ▁her ▁texts ▁include ▁The ▁Mer ma id ' s ▁Song , ▁F idel ity , ▁Ple asing ▁P ain , ▁and ▁The ▁Spirit ' s ▁Song ▁and ▁a ▁libre tto ▁for ▁The ▁Cre ation , ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁John ▁Mil ton ' s ▁Parad ise ▁Lost