Heath flowers being a collection of poems, chiefly lyrical, written in the Highlands. By William Glen |
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THE LILY OF STRATHMORE. |
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THE LILY OF STRATHMORE.
Thro' dreary scenes I'm doomed to roam,
Far from mine own romantic home;
Will I e'er step again that dell,
And list the voice I love so well?
Will I e'er see my native shore,
Where blooms the Lily of Strathmore?
Far from mine own romantic home;
Will I e'er step again that dell,
And list the voice I love so well?
Will I e'er see my native shore,
Where blooms the Lily of Strathmore?
Would I could pluck thee, matchless gem!
To place thee in a diadem;
My throne would be a throne of joy,
I'd save, but I could ne'er destroy;
For Love would always stand before
My Queen, the Lily of Strathmore.
To place thee in a diadem;
My throne would be a throne of joy,
I'd save, but I could ne'er destroy;
For Love would always stand before
My Queen, the Lily of Strathmore.
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But happier far would be my lot,
If Mary graced my humble cot;
O! then I'd tend my lovely flower,
With rapture to my dying hour;
And till my heart's last beat was o'er,
I'd bless the Lily of Strathmore.
If Mary graced my humble cot;
O! then I'd tend my lovely flower,
With rapture to my dying hour;
And till my heart's last beat was o'er,
I'd bless the Lily of Strathmore.
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