Two centuries of song : or, Lyrics, madrigals, sonnets, and other occasional verses of the English poets of the last two hundred years . ^.rr. A perfect woman, nobly plannedTo warn, to comfort, and command ;And yet a spirit still, and bri<(htWith s();r of an antrel liLrlil. ^•ARR()^v rx\:i). Ironi Stirlini^ Castle we had seen The mazy Forth unravelled,Had trod the banks of Clyde and Tay. And with the Tweed had trascllcd ;And when we came to Clovenford, Then said my winsome marow,• Whateer betide, well turn aside. And see the Braes of Yarrow. • Let Yarrow folk, frae Selkirk t
Two centuries of song : or, Lyrics, madrigals, sonnets, and other occasional verses of the English poets of the last two hundred years . ^.rr. A perfect woman, nobly plannedTo warn, to comfort, and command ;And yet a spirit still, and bri<(htWith s();r of an antrel liLrlil. ^•ARR()^v rx\:i). Ironi Stirlini^ Castle we had seen The mazy Forth unravelled,Had trod the banks of Clyde and Tay. And with the Tweed had trascllcd ;And when we came to Clovenford, Then said my winsome marow,• Whateer betide, well turn aside. And see the Braes of Yarrow. • Let Yarrow folk, frae Selkirk town, Who have been buying, selling,(io back to Yarrow, tis their own, Each maiden to her dwelling !On Yarrows banks let herons feed, Hares couch, and rabbits we will downwards with the Tweed, Nor turn aside to Yarrow. Theres Galla Water, Leader Haughs, Both lying right before us ;And Dryburgh, where with chiming Tweed The lintwhites sing in chorus ;Theres pleasant Teviotdale, a land Made blithe witli plough and harrow :Why throw away a needful day To go in search of Yarrow? ? Whats Yarrow but a ri\cr bareThat glides t
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