Lament For James, Earl Of Glencairn
fogs in limpid air,
the friendless bard and rustig
became alike thy f care.
“o! why has worth so short a date,
while vilins ripen grey with time?
must thou, the noble, gen'rous, great,
fall in bold manhood's hardy prim
why did i live to see that day—
a day to me so full of woe?
o! had i met the mortal shaft
that id my beor low!
“the bridegroom may fet the bride
was made his wedded wife yestreen;
the monarch may fet the
that on his head an hour has been;
the mother may fet the child
that smiles sae sweetly on her knee;
but i
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