. Recollections of a lifetime : or men and things I have seen : in a series of familiar letters to a friend : historical, biographical, anecdotical, and descriptive . which his genius had consecratedâshould also weep. â Call it not vain; they do not errWho say, that when the poet dies, Mute nature mourns her worshiper,And celebrates his obsequies; Who say, tall cliff and cavern lone, For the departed bard make moan; That mountains weep in crystal rill; That flowers in tears of balm distill; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groans, reply; And rivers teach their ru
. Recollections of a lifetime : or men and things I have seen : in a series of familiar letters to a friend : historical, biographical, anecdotical, and descriptive . which his genius had consecratedâshould also weep. â Call it not vain; they do not errWho say, that when the poet dies, Mute nature mourns her worshiper,And celebrates his obsequies; Who say, tall cliff and cavern lone, For the departed bard make moan; That mountains weep in crystal rill; That flowers in tears of balm distill; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groans, reply; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murnmr dirges round his grave! LETTER XLIII. Journey to LondonâRemarks on England^ as it appears to the American,TravelerâThe ClimateâThe LandscapeâJealousies between the Englishand AmericansâPlan for securing Peace, My dear C ***** * Early in June, I set out for London. My routeled me through the village of Dalkeith, and the pos-sessions of the Duke of Buccleugh, extending forthirty miles on both sides of the road. We wereconstantly meeting objects which revived historicalor poetic reminiscences. Among these was Cockpen, fe^^ j^.. Fljueks, Pebble^;, Insects, Birds on Wingsâ These arf Hods Spelling Book Vol. 2. p. :^lo HISTORICAL, ANECDOTICAL, KlC. 211 the scene of the celebrated ballad, and as I rode by,the whole romance passed before my mind. I fan-cied that I could even trace the pathway along whichthe old laird proceeded upon his courtship, as wellas the residence of The pennyless lass with a lang pedigree; and who was so daft as to reject his offer, although His wig was well powthered and as gude as new;liis waistcoat was red, and his coat it was blue;A ring on liis finger, his sword and cocked hatâAnd who could refuse the auld laird wi a that? We crossed the Galawater and the Ettrick, andtraveled along the banks of the Tweedâformed bythe union of these two streams. AYe passed Abbots-ford, rising at a little distance on the leftâits baronialdignity
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