Lament Of Mary, Queen Of Scots, On The Approach Of Spring
nor thrall opprest.
now blooms the lily by the bank,
the primrose down the brae;
the hawthorn's budding in the glen,
and milk-white is the se:
the mea hind in fair sd
may rove their sweets amang;
but i, the queen of a' sd,
maun lie in prison strang.
i was the queen o' bonie france,
where happy i hae been;
fu' lightly raise i in the morn,
as blythe y down at e'en:
and i'm the sovn of sd,
and mony a traitor there;
yet here i lie in fn bands,
and never-ending care.
but as for thee, thou false woman,
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