Question

Which of these lines contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry?

“By the stream & o’er the mead…”
“To such a deep delight ‘twould win me…”
“But oft, in lonely rooms, and ‘mid the din…”
“What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!”

Answer 1

I would say that the line that contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry is the last one - "What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!"
Beastie is a word used often in Scottish English, I believe.