num_pages: 70
description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...we will downward with the Tweed Nor turn aside to Yarrow. There's Galla Water Leader Haughs Both lying right before us; And Dryborough where with chiming Tweed 20 The lintwhites sing in chorus; There's pleasant Tiviot-dale a land Made blithe with plough and harrow: Why throw away a needful day To go in search of Yarrow? 9. Frae. Scottish for/rom. YARROW UNVISITED. 53 25  What's Yarrow but a river bare That glides the dark hills under? There are a thousand such elsewhere As worthy of your wonder. Strange words they seemed of slight and scorn! M My true-love sighed for sorrow; And looked me in the face to think I thus could speak of Yarrow! Oh green said I  are Yarrow's holms And sweet is Yarrow flowing! 35 Fair hangs the apple f rae the rock But we will leave it growing. O'er hilly path and open Strath We 'll wander Scotland thorough; But though so near we will not turn -o Into the dale of Yarrow. Let beeves and homebred kine partake The sweets of Burn-mill meadow; The swan on still St. Mary's Lake Float double swan and shadow! - We will not see them; will not go To-day nor yet to-morrow; Enough if in our hearts we know There's such a place as Yarrow. Be Yarrow stream unseen unknown I so It must or we shall rue it: We have a vision of our own; Ah! why should we undo it? The treasured dreams of times long past We 'll keep them winsome Marrow! 55 For when we 're there although 't is fair 'T will be another Yarrow! If cUre with freezing years should come And wandering seem but folly --Should we be loth to stir from home eo And yet be melancholy --Should life be dull and spirits low 'T will soothe us in our sorrow That earth has something yet to show The bonny holms o...
language: English
title: Intimations of Immortality; From Recollections of Early Childhood and Other Poems
publisher: Rarebooksclub.com