Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-30
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
DRYBURGH ABBEY.

summer b0ughs among,
When beauty walks in gladness forth, with all
her hight and song;
Twas morn-but mist and cloud hung deep up
on the lonely vale,
And shadows, ike the wings Of death, were out
upon the gale.
For he whose spirit woke the dust of nations in.
to life
That Ger the waste and barren earth spread
flowers and fruitage rife
Whose genius, like the sun, lumed the mighty
realms of mind
Of mankind
To wear wreath in glory wrought his spirit
swept afar,
Beyond the soaring wing Of thought, the light Of
To drink immortal waters. free from every faint
of earth
To breathe before the shrine Of life, the source
whence worlds had birth!
There was walins on the early breeze, and
darkness in the sky,
When. with sable plume. and cloak, and pail, a
funeral train swept by!
Me,hought-St Mary shield us well!-that
other forms moved there,
Than those mortal brotherhood, the noble, young,
and fair.
Was it a dreams -how oft in sleep, we ask,
''Can this be true?''
Whilst warm Imagination paints her marvels to
our viem;-
Earth's glory seems a tarnsh'd crown to that
which we behold,
" hen dreams enchant our sight with Thugs
whose meanest garb is gold!
Was il a dreams-meihought the "dauutless
Harold' passed by
The proud ..Fitz James," with martial step,
aud dark intrepid eye;
That ..Marmlon's' naughty crest was there.
mourner for his sake;
And she, the bold, the beautiful, sweet "Lady
Of the Lake"
The minstrel" whose last lay was DER, whose
broken harp lay Iow,
And with him Curious ''Waverley, with glance
and step Of woe;
And ..S,u.r,,s,' voice rose there, as when, midst
fate's disastrous var,
He led the wild. ambitious, proud. and brave
s.. Ich Ian Vohr."
Next, marvelling at his sable suit, the "Doml
ME" stalk'd past,
With :. Bertram," e Julia" by his side, whose
tears were flowing fast,
.'Guy Mannerlng." too. moved there o'erPo~er u
by that affecting sight;
And :. Merriiies," as when she wept on ELAN
gowan's height,
Solemn and grave, =" Monkbans" approached,
amidst that burial line;
And ..OchiItrpe" lean, DER his staff and mourn'd
tor =. Aud lang syne"
Slow march'd the gallan, Mcintyre" whilst
{" Lowell unused alone:
For once :. Miss Wa,dour's" image left that DO.
SONS faithful throne!
With coronach. and arms reversed, forth came
..Mac Gregor's" clan
Red Dnusal's" cry peal'd shrill and Wild
Rob Rows" bod brow looked wan;
The fair Diana" kissed her cross, aud bless'd
its sainted raw;
And -. W ae is mes" the Ba'ie" sighed, that
should see this day."
Next rode in melancholy guise, with sombre
vest and scarf.
81, Edward. Laird Of Ellieslaw, the far-reno~n'
ed BLACK ;iWarf;"
Upou his lett, in bonnet blue, and white locks
flowing free
The pious sculptor of the grave-stood "od
Mortality"
:. Balfour Of Burley," "Claverhouse," the
..Lord of Evandae,"
And stately LADY Margaret" whose woe
might nought avail!
Fierce :. Boutwell, on his charger black, as
from the conflict won;
And pale :. Habakkuk Mueklewrath," who cried
Goods will be done!"
And like rose. a young white rose, that blooms
mid widest scenes,
Pass'd she-the modest, eloquent. and sirtuoas
..Jeanie 'feans;''
And " Dumbiedikes," that silent laird, with
love too deep 10 smile.
And "Eiir," ~i,h her noble friend, the good
.'Dukc Of Argyle"