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THE THISTLE AND THE ROSE

A bonnie laddie tended

The rose baith ear' and late;
He water'd it, and fann'd it,

And wove it with his fate;
And the leal hearts of Scotland
Pray'd it might never fa',
The thistle was sae bonnie green,
The rose sae like the snaw.

But the weird sisters sat

Where Hope's fair emblems grew;
They drapt a drap upon the rose
O' bitter, blasting dew;

And aye they twined the mystic thread,—
But ere their task was done,

The snaw-white shade it disappear'd,
And wither'd in the sun!

A bonnie laddie tended

The rose baith ear' and late; He water'd it and fann'd it,

And wove it with his fate; But the thistle tap it wither'd, Winds bore it far awa',

And Scotland's heart was broken,

For the rose sae like the snaw!

AS I CAM' DOWN THE CANONGATE

LXII

AS I CAM' DOWN THE

THE CANONGATE

(ANONYMOUS)

As I cam' down the Canongate,
The Canongate, the Canongate,
As I cam' down the Canongate,
I heard a lassie sing,

Merry may the keel row,
The keel row, the keel row,
Merry may the keel row,
The ship that my love's in.

My love has breath o' roses,
O' roses, o' roses,

Wi' arms o' lily posies,

To fauld a lassie in.

O merry, &c.

My love he wears a bonnet,

A bonnet, a bonnet,

A snawy rose upon it,

A dimple on his chin.

O merry, &c.

KELVIN GROVE

LXIII

KELVIN GROVE

(THOMAS LYLE)

LET us haste to Kelvin Grove, bonnie las

sie, O!

Through its mazes let us rove, bonnie lassie, O!

Where the rose in all her pride
Paints the hollow dingle side,

Where the midnight fairies glide, bonnie lassie, O!

Let us wander by the mill, bonnie lassie, O! To the cove beside the rill, bonnie lassie, O! Where the glens rebound the call

Of the roaring water's fall,

Through the mountain's rocky hall, bonnie lassie, O!

O Kelvin banks are fair, bonnie lassie, O! When in summer we are there, bonnie las

sie, O!

There the May pink's crimson plume
Throws a soft but sweet perfume

Round the yellow banks of broom, bonnie lassie, O!

KELVIN GROVE

Though I dare not call thee mine, bonnie lassie, O!

As the smile of fortune's thine, bonnie lassie, O!

Yet with fortune on my side

I could stay thy father's pride,

And win thee for my bride, bonnie lassie, O!

But the frowns of fortune lower, bonnie lassie, O!

On thy lover at this hour, bonnie lassie, O! Ere yon golden orb of day

Wake the warblers on the spray,

From this land I must away, bonnie lassie, O!

Then farewell to Kelvin Grove, bonnie lassie, O!

And adieu to all I love, bonnie lassie, O!
To the river winding clear,

To the fragrant-scented breer,

Even to thee of all most dear, bonnie lassie, O!

When upon a foreign shore, bonnie lassie, O! Should I fall 'midst battle's roar, bonnie lassie, O!

Then, Helen! shouldst thou hear

Of thy lover on his bier,

To his memory shed a tear, bonnie lassie, O!

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THE moon had climb'd the highest hill
Which rises o'er the source of Dee,
And from the eastern summit shed
Her silver light on tower and tree,
When Mary laid her down to sleep,

Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea; When soft and low a voice was heard, "Sweet Mary, weep no more for me!"

She from her pillow gently raised

Her head to ask who there might be,
And saw young Sandy shivering stand,
With visage pale, and hollow e'e.
"O, Mary dear, cold is my clay;
It lies beneath a stormy sea,
Far, far from thee I sleep in death,
So, Mary, weep no more for me!

"Three stormy nights and stormy days.
We tossed upon the raging main;
And long we strove our bark to save,
But all our striving was in vain.

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