This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...the sweet romantic place Safe i' the keeping o' his Grace, Smoorin' the bardy wish to spier Whether 'twas coft wi' honest gear; Or gif some forebear, frae the croon Gat it as service fee, or boon. Noo, as "The Princess" onward scuds To Balloch pier, thro' yonder woods That skirt the Lomond's western shore, Gleam ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...the sweet romantic place Safe i' the keeping o' his Grace, Smoorin' the bardy wish to spier Whether 'twas coft wi' honest gear; Or gif some forebear, frae the croon Gat it as service fee, or boon. Noo, as "The Princess" onward scuds To Balloch pier, thro' yonder woods That skirt the Lomond's western shore, Gleam stately mansions three or four. There's Arden, whaur Sanct Mungo's king Aside his civic cares may fling; Tho' ithers, aiblins, fast an' thick Unto his Majesty may stick, Like burs on auld ewes toozie backs, When aff his robes o' state he taks. There's Auchinheglish to the south, Wi' Belretiro (names uncouth In rhyme-distrackit Poet's mouth) An' Cameron House, on whilk the laird O' Bonhill cash nor taste has spared, --A' sheltered sae wi' rural charms, 'Tis hard to think that onie harms Frae Sorrow wan, or swarthy Care, Should ever force an entrance there; And yet, I fear, like maist o' folks, Their owners hae their "bubly jocks," Whause noisy gullers aft may start Some singing joy-bird frae the heart. Eastlans again let's turn our e'e, Whaur silvan clad "Mount Misery," Wi' Boutrich Castle on its side, Facin' the Lomond's waters wide, Reminds me that e'en Pleasure claims A lodgment neath unsavory names. Ay, sirs! frae yon miskirsened " Mount," Hae welled, as frae a crystal fount, Pure rills o' heart-exulting joy To mony a Vale o' Leven boy. There in their seasons, ilka kind O' wilding fruits I'm tauld ye'll find, Nits, apples, rowans, hips, an' haws, Blackboyds that melt in younkers' maws, Like butter rows in bawtie's hause. Sae let " Mount Misery" frae this still Be ca'd "The Mount Delectable." Still eastlans let us cast our eye, Weel south the lake, whaur ance close by, The hauchty chiefs o...
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