Loch Leven and Loch Ness : Two new poems /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1901?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, August 1901'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
Printed beneath the title are two letters of acknowledgement for receipt of poems from McGonagall, one from Francis Knollys on behalf of the King, the other from Lord Wolseley.
Loch Leven - first lines read: Beautiful Loch Leven, near by Kinross, / For a good day's fishing the angler is seldom at a loss, / For the Loch it abounds with pike and trout, / Which can be had for the catching without any doubt; / And the scenery around it is most beautiful to be seen, / Especially the Castle wherein was imprisoned Scotland's ill-starred Queen.
Loch Ness - first lines read: Beautiful Loch Ness, the truth to express, / Your landscapes are lovely and gay / Along each side of your waters to Fort Augustus all the way.
English poetry