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. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...broad-fronted bluffs of thy granite once more; Old Scotland, my mother, the rugged, the bare, That reared me with breath of the strong mountain air. No more shall I roam where soft indolence lies 'Neath the cloudless repose of the featureless skies, But where the white mist sweeps the red-furrowed scaur, I ...
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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. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...broad-fronted bluffs of thy granite once more; Old Scotland, my mother, the rugged, the bare, That reared me with breath of the strong mountain air. No more shall I roam where soft indolence lies 'Neath the cloudless repose of the featureless skies, But where the white mist sweeps the red-furrowed scaur, I will fight with the storm and grow strong by the war! What boots all the blaze of the sky and the billow, Where manhood must rot on inglorious pillow? 'Tis the blossom that blooms from the taint of the grave, 'Tis the glitter that gildeth the bonds of the slave. But, Scotland, stern mother, for struggle and toil Thou trainest thy children on hard, rocky soil; And thy stiff-purposed heroes go conquering forth, With the strength that is bred by the blasts of the north. Hail, Scotland, my mother! and welcome the day When again I shall brush the bright dew from the brae, And, light as a bird, give my foot to the heather, My hand to my staff, and my face to the weather; Then climb to the peak where the ptarmigan flies, Or stand by the linn where the salmon will rise, And vow never more with blind venture to roam From the strong land that bore me--my own Scottish home. THE QUAKER'S WIFE Air--The Quaker's Wife. THE Quaker's wife was brisk and gay, And like her were na' ony, But now she wears the mantle grey, And thinks na' on her Johnnie. Aye when we met we used to be As blithe as lark or sparrow; But, wae 's my heart, she's cheated me To be the Quaker's marrow. The Quaker he had 'neugh o' gear, 'Twas this that caught her fancy, And now she is the Quaker's dear, Wha was my lovely Nancy. The words of this excellent song, as given in verses first, second, and sixth, were sung in admirable style by my father, and I never heard them sung by any other...
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