The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-11-08
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DRYBURGH ABBEY.

When beauty walks in gladness forth, with all
her light and song;
Twas morn-but mist and cloud hung deep upon
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And shadows, like the wing of death, were out
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into life.
That Ger the waste and barren earth spread
flowers and fruitage rife
Whose genius. ike the sun, iluInined the mighty
realms of mind
Had fed forAver from the fame love friendship
Of mankind.
To wear s'wrsath in Glory wrought, his spirit
swept afar .s.
Beyond the soaring wing of thought the light Of
To drink immortal waters, free from every taint
Of earth,
To breathe before the shrine of Ife the source
whence worlds had birth
There was wailing on the early breeze, and dark
ness in the sky,
When. with sable plume, and cloak, and pail,
funeral train swept BY a-la
Methought--St. Mary, shield rs ell,-that
other forms moved there
Than those Of mortal brotherhood, the noble,
young and fair!
Was il a dream? How oft in sleep we ask
"Can this be true?"
Whilst warm imagination paints her narves to
our view
Earth's glory seems tarnish'd crown to that
s4F which we behold,
When dreams enchant our sight with things
a. whose meanest garb is gold.
Vas il dream? Methought the "dauntless
Harold passed me by
The proud Fitz James, with martial step, and
dark, intrepid eye;
That "Marnioa's' naughty crest was there. a
~ mourner for his sake;
And she, the bold the beautiful, sweet Lady of
'i3ta''A A1'A0
The Minstrel" whose last lay was o er. whose
broken harp lay low, = -
:, And with him glorious " Waverly," with glance
and step OF wo;
And Stuart's voice was there. as when midst
Fate's disastrous war |
He led the wild, ambitious, proud and brave |
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Next marvelnR at his able suit, the Dominic,
stalked past,
With "Bertran," {" Julia i" by his side, whose
tears were lowing last.
AGuy Mannering" !" too moved there o'efpower'd |
by that afflicted sight,
Aad Merries," as when she wept on Elan
Schema and grave, "MSnkbarns approached
amidst that burial line;
And Ochiltree" ieant on his staff and uourned |
fer Aud lang syne,'
slow marched the gallant M lntire, whilst
Lowell unused aloae--
Fer once Miss Wardour's" image left that
f}l1a
With coronach and arms reversed, forth came
"McGregor's" clan
Red Douglas cry peaId thrill and wild,-
Rob Roy's bold brow looked wan;
The fair Diana " kissed her cross and bless'd
It's sanied ray;
And "wae is me- the "Baillie sighed, :" that
'''0a'0 SEQ '"'S uay /;
Ne1t rode in melancholy guise, with sombre vest
and scarf,
Sir Edward Laird of Ellieslaw, the far renownd
Black Dwarf j;
Upon his left, in bonnet blue, and white locks
flowing Tree
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= Balfour Of Burley," Clayerhouse . the Lord
p of Evandale /,
And stately 4. Lady Margaret whose wo MIGHT
nought avail
Pierce "Bothwell' on his charger black. as from
al the conflict won; (
PSse hsHafsak s.; !. daa. Muske~rath who cried
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And like a rose a young white rose. that blooms
mid widest scenes II
Passed she--the modest eloquent and yirtuous | J
Jeanie Deans y :
And Dumbiedikesn that silent laird with love
Toe deep to smile
And "Efie," with her noble friend. the good a
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With lofty brow, and bearing high, dark .Ra- +.
sess~ood" advanced,
Who ea the false "Lord Keepers" men with
Ia. eye indignant glanced = 6
Whilst graceful as lonely fawn, meath covert
close and sure, I
Approached the beauty of all hearts, the Bride
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