Poems and Songs By Robert Gilfillan. Fourth edition. With memoir of the author, and appendix of his latest pieces |
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THE LAND OF BURNS. |
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THE LAND OF BURNS.
This is the land of Burns!—here song
Poured forth its tide of purest joy,
'Mong woody braes, in gushes strong
And music's melting ecstacy!
Poured forth its tide of purest joy,
'Mong woody braes, in gushes strong
And music's melting ecstacy!
Here nature, robed in fairest sheen,
Gives out her flowers, in beauty rare;
With woodlands waving darkly green,
Along the bonnie banks of Ayr!
Gives out her flowers, in beauty rare;
With woodlands waving darkly green,
Along the bonnie banks of Ayr!
And Doon, loved fairy-haunted stream,
Sings sweetly as it flows along,
(Fit music for a Poet's dream!)
As conscious of the Poet's song!
Sings sweetly as it flows along,
(Fit music for a Poet's dream!)
As conscious of the Poet's song!
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How long it flowed by bank and bower,
Unseen, unsung, unknown by all,
'Till grasped by Burns's magic power,
As winter chains the waterfall!
Unseen, unsung, unknown by all,
'Till grasped by Burns's magic power,
As winter chains the waterfall!
Roll on, fair stream! in gentle wave,
Singing soft music, to the sea;
Thy song, the praise of him who gave
To thee thine immortality!
Singing soft music, to the sea;
Thy song, the praise of him who gave
To thee thine immortality!
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