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Lyrics by Walter ScottWe wrote about Walter Scott the other day on another thread so I thought I'd post some verses from his novels.
MAISIE
Proud Maisie is in the wood,
Walking so early;
Sweet Robin sits on the bush,
Singing so rarely.
'Tell me thou bonny bird,
When shall I marry me?'
'When six braw gentlemen
Kirkward shall carry thee.'
'Who makes the bridal bed?
Birdie, say truly?' -
'The grey-headed sexton
That delves the grave duly.
'The glow-worm oe'r grave and stone
Shall light thee steady.
The owl from the steeple sing,
"Welcome, proud lady."'
(Heart of Midlothian)
Lucy Ashton's Song
Look not thou on beauty's charming, -
Sit thou still when kings are arming, -
Taste not when the wine-cup glistens, -
Speak not when the people listens, -
Stop thine ear against the singer, -
From the red gold keep thy finger, -
Vacant heart, and hand, and eye,
Easy live and quiet die.
(The Bride of Lammermoor)
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