Poems and ballads Second edition. By Janet Hamilton ... With introductory papers by the Rev. George Gilfillan and the Rev. Alexander Wallace |
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EPITHALAMIUM.
Composed and written on the Marriage of James Addie, Esq.,
Viewpark, Bothwell, with Julia Wakefield, Eastwoodpark,
Renfrew; |
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EPITHALAMIUM. Composed and written on the Marriage of James Addie, Esq., Viewpark, Bothwell, with Julia Wakefield, Eastwoodpark, Renfrew;
And Inscribed to the Newly-Married Pair.
Hark! the festal cannons boom:
Banish brooding, care, and gloom;
Happy looks and smiles assume
On this auspicious day:
Ringing cheers give welcome high,
Pealing guns give loud reply,
Streaming flags salute the sky,
And on the breezes play.
Banish brooding, care, and gloom;
Happy looks and smiles assume
On this auspicious day:
Ringing cheers give welcome high,
Pealing guns give loud reply,
Streaming flags salute the sky,
And on the breezes play.
Cease hot labour for a while;
Frolic round each flaming pile;
On each bronzed cheek a smile
Of pleased emotion glows;
Circling round the tow'ring flames,
Loud each jubilant cheer proclaims
Love and honour to the names
The nuptial bands enclose!
Frolic round each flaming pile;
On each bronzed cheek a smile
Of pleased emotion glows;
Circling round the tow'ring flames,
Loud each jubilant cheer proclaims
Love and honour to the names
The nuptial bands enclose!
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Hail and welcome, happy pair!
Manly form, and lady fair:
Bright the home dear hands prepare;
Come, gentle lady, come.
To the verdant banks of Clyde,
Hand in hand, and side by side,
The bridegroom leads his gentle bride—
The angel of his home.
Manly form, and lady fair:
Bright the home dear hands prepare;
Come, gentle lady, come.
To the verdant banks of Clyde,
Hand in hand, and side by side,
The bridegroom leads his gentle bride—
The angel of his home.
Home! sweet home, the gentle sway
Of sweet woman leads the way
To love and peace. Be yours, for aye,
A happy blissful home.
Welcome as the flowers in May,
Lady, such is thine to-day;
Welcome, pure and bright as they,
With May's sweet blossoms come.
Of sweet woman leads the way
To love and peace. Be yours, for aye,
A happy blissful home.
Welcome as the flowers in May,
Lady, such is thine to-day;
Welcome, pure and bright as they,
With May's sweet blossoms come.
Loving welcomes, true and kind,
Lady, it is thine to find,
In the new-found ties that bind
In bonds of kindred love.
Lady, take the gift I bring—
Violet wreaths, the birth of spring,
Simple as the strain I sing,
In hope thou wilt approve.
Lady, it is thine to find,
In the new-found ties that bind
In bonds of kindred love.
Lady, take the gift I bring—
Violet wreaths, the birth of spring,
Simple as the strain I sing,
In hope thou wilt approve.
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