. The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet; ed. with a careful revision of the text. C|)e Brilial of Criennain: OR, THE VALE OF SAINT JOHN. A LOVERS TALE. STfje Brttial of (Jrtmnafn. INTRODUCTION. Come, Lucy ! while tis morning hour The woodland brook we must pass ;So ere the sun assume his powerWe shelter in our poplar bower,Where dew lies long upon the flower. Though vanished from the velvet the stream, this stony ridgeMay serve us for a sylvan bridge ; For here compelled to disunite, Round petty isles the runnels glide,And chating off their puny spite,The shallow

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. The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet; ed. with a careful revision of the text. C|)e Brilial of Criennain: OR, THE VALE OF SAINT JOHN. A LOVERS TALE. STfje Brttial of (Jrtmnafn. INTRODUCTION. Come, Lucy ! while tis morning hour The woodland brook we must pass ;So ere the sun assume his powerWe shelter in our poplar bower,Where dew lies long upon the flower. Though vanished from the velvet the stream, this stony ridgeMay serve us for a sylvan bridge ; For here compelled to disunite, Round petty isles the runnels glide,And chating off their puny spite,The shallow murmurers waste their might, Yielding to footstep free and lightA dry-shod pass from side to side. Nay, why this hesitating pause ?And, Lucy, as thy step withdraws, Why sidelong eye the streamlets brim ? Titanias foot without a thine, though timid, light, and slim, From stone to stone might safely trip, Nor risk the glow-worm clasp to dipThat binds her slippers silken trust thy lovers strength; nor fear That this same stalwart arm of could yon oaks prone tru

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