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The poetical works of William Motherwell

With memoir. By James M'Conechy. Third edition, greatly enlarged

Motherwell, William (1797-1835)

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MEMOIR OF WILLIAM MOTHERWELL.

THE REFORMER'S GARLAND.

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THE BATTLE-FLAG OF SIGURD.

THE WOOING SONG OF JARL EGILL SKALLAGRIM.

THE SWORD CHANT OF THORSTEIN RAUDI.

JEANIE MORRISON.

MY HEID IS LIKE TO REND, WILLIE.

THE MADMAN'S LOVE.

HALBERT THE GRIM.

TRUE LOVE'S DIRGE.

THE DEMON LADY.

OUGLOU'S ONSLAUGHT.

MIDNIGHT AND MOONSHINE.

THE WATER! THE WATER!

THREE FANCIFUL SUPPOSES.

A CAVEAT TO THE WIND

WHAT IS GLORY? WHAT IS FAME?

THE SOLEMN SONG OF A RIGHTEOUS HEARTE.

THE JOYS OF THE WILDERNESS.

A SOLEMN CONCEIT.

THE EXPATRIATED.

FACTS FROM FAIRYLAND.

CERTAIN PLEASANT VERSES TO THE LADY OF MY HEART.

BENEATH A PLACID BROW.

THE COVENANTER'S BATTLE CHANT.

TIM THE TACKET.

THE WITCHES' JOYS.

A SABBATH SUMMER NOON.

THEY COME! THE MERRY SUMMER MONTHS.

CHANGE SWEEPETH OVER ALL.

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O WAE BE TO THE ORDERS.

SONG OF THE DANISH SEA-KING.

THE CAVALIER'S SONG.

THE MERRY GALLANT.

THE KNIGHT'S SONG.

THE TROOPER'S DITTY.

HE IS GONE! HE IS GONE!

THE FORESTER'S CAROL.

THE BLOOM HATH FLED THY CHEEK, MARY.

IN THE QUIET AND SOLEMN NIGHT.

THE VOICE OF LOVE.

AWAY! AWAY! O, DO NOT SAY.

O, AGONY! KEEN AGONY.

COULD LOVE IMPART.

THE MIDNIGHT WIND.

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POSTHUMOUS PIECES.

THE WAITHMAN'S WAIL.

THE TROUBADOUR'S LAMENT.

WHEN I BENEATH THE COLD RED EARTH AM SLEEPING.

SPIRITS OF LIGHT!—SPIRITS OF SHADE!

THE CRUSADER'S FAREWELL.

THE MIDNIGHT LAMP.

COME DOWN, YE SPIRITS.

CLERKE RICHARD AND MAID MARGARET.

LORD ARCHIBALD.

AND HAVE I GAZED?

SHE IS NOT DEAD.

SWEET EARLSBURN, BLYTHE EARLSBURN.

BEGONE, BEGONE THOU TRUANT TEAR.

O BABBLE NOT TO ME, GRAY EILD.

SONNET—THE PATRIOT'S DEATH.

SONNET—PALE DAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT.

SONNET—THE HAND'S WILD GRASP.

SONNET—SILVERY HAIRS.

CRUXTOUN CASTLE.

ROLAND AND ROSABELLE.

FOR BLITHER FIELDS AND BRAVER BOWERS.

SONGE OF THE SCHIPPE.

HE STOOD ALONE.

CUPID'S BANISHMENTE.

THE SHIP OF THE DESERT.

THE POET'S WISH.

WHAT IS THIS WORLD TO ME?

TO A LADY'S BONNET.

THE HUNTER'S WELL.

IT DEEPLY WOUNDS THE TRUSTING HEART.

THE ETTIN O' SILLARWOOD.

LIKE A WORN GRAY-HAIRED MARINER.

CHOICE OF DEATH.

FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE.

THE LAY OF GEOFFROI RUDEL.

O SAY NOT PURE AFFECTIONS CHANGE!

THE ROSE AND THE FAIR LILYE.

LIKE MIST ON A MOUNTAIN TOP BROKEN AND GRAY.

TO THE TEMPEST.

AND HAE YE SEEN MY AIN TRUE LUVE?

GOE CLEED WI' SMYLIS THE CHEEK

THE SPELL-BOUND KNIGHT.

O THAT THIS WEARY WAR OF LIFE!

THE POET'S DESTINY.

I MET WI' HER I LUVED YESTREEN.

TO THE LADY OF MY HEART.

THE FAUSE LADYE.

MY AIN COUNTRIE.

TO A FRIEND AT PARTING.

I PLUCKED THE BERRY.

THE KNIGHT'S REQUIEM.

THE ROCKY ISLET.

THE PAST AND THE FUTURE.

OH, TURN FROM ME THOSE RADIANT EYES!

O THINK NAE MAIR O' ME, SWEET MAY!

THE LOVE-LORN KNIGHT AND THE DAMSEL PITILESS.

LOVE IN WORLDLYNESSE.

A NIGHT VISION.

THIS IS NO SOLITUDE.

THE LONE THORN.

THE SLAYNE MENSTREL.

THE LEAN LOVER.

AFFECTEST THOU THE PLEASURES OF THE SHADE?

THE SHIP-WRECKED LOVER.

LOVE'S POTENCIE.

YE VERNAL HOURS!

COME, THOU BRIGHT SPIRIT!

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LAYS OF THE LANG BEIN RITTERS.

THE RITTERS RIDE FORTH.

LAY OF THE BROKEN-HEARTED AND HOPE-BEREAVED MEN.

DREAM OF LIFE'S EARLY DAY, FAREWELL FOR EVER.

THE RITTERS RIDE HOME.

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The poetical works of William Motherwell

With memoir. By James M'Conechy. Third edition, greatly enlarged

William Motherwell

1797-1835

David Robertson Oliver and Boyd

Glasgow Edinburgh

1849