▁than ▁either ▁Burn s ▁or ▁S ill ars ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁doub ly ▁ins ult ed ▁by ▁these ▁young ▁po ets ▁us ur ping ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁b ard . ▁▁ ▁Another ▁ret ali atory ▁work ▁was ▁" S ill ar ▁and ▁T ait ; ▁or , ▁Tit ▁for ▁Tat " ▁ ▁T ait ▁under to ok ▁to ▁" .. trace ▁his ▁pedig ree , ▁Because ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁sang ▁on ▁me ". ▁Sug gest ing ▁that ▁Burn s ▁had ▁written ▁cutting ▁vers es ▁regarding ▁his ▁po etic ▁efforts ▁however ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁surv ived . ▁▁ ▁T ait ▁was ▁well ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁dispute ▁over ▁L och lie ▁Farm ▁r ents , ▁etc . ▁between ▁William ▁Burn es ▁and ▁his ▁land l ord ▁David ▁Mc L ure ▁and ▁w aded ▁in ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁views : ▁ ▁Not ▁satisfied ▁with ▁this ▁di atri be ▁T ait ▁dedicated ▁a ▁poem ▁entitled ▁" A ▁Com pl iment " ▁to ▁James ▁Gr ieve , ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁prov ost ▁of ▁Tar bol ton ▁: ▁ ▁Jean ▁Arm our ' s ▁second ▁conf in ement ▁gave ▁T ait ▁another ▁opportunity ▁to ▁deep en ▁his ▁fe ud ▁with ▁Burn s : ▁ ▁Burn s ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁ing r ati ate ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁Alexander ' s ▁of ▁Bal lo ch my le , ▁however ▁T ait ▁wrote ▁a ▁song ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁popular ▁locally , ▁but ▁caught ▁the ▁ear ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Helen ora ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Bal lo ch