The poems and literary prose of Alexander Wilson ... for the first time fully collected and compared with the original and early editions ... edited ... by the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart ... with portrait, illustrations, &c |
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He ceas'd, and Ralph, with looks that sparkl'd joy,
Explain'd the mystery dread. A burst of mirth,
In laughter loud, convuls'd their ev'ry nerve;
Forth from his shaggy budget Ralphus drew,
In gleesome mood, his pipes; the swelling bag
Awoke the warlike yell and sounding drone;
The hoary swain sat smiling in his chair,
Up sprung the host and flung around the floor;
The wondering yonkers laugh'd to see their sire,
And mirth and music echoed thro' the cot.
Explain'd the mystery dread. A burst of mirth,
In laughter loud, convuls'd their ev'ry nerve;
Forth from his shaggy budget Ralphus drew,
In gleesome mood, his pipes; the swelling bag
Awoke the warlike yell and sounding drone;
The hoary swain sat smiling in his chair,
Up sprung the host and flung around the floor;
The wondering yonkers laugh'd to see their sire,
And mirth and music echoed thro' the cot.
| The poems and literary prose of Alexander Wilson | |