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No. III. Red book, uniform with No. I., but containing only 84 pp. This is confusedly put together at different periods. (a.) The title-page bears "Harry and Lucy (&c.) vol. II.,” begun in 1827 as sequel to No. I. (b.) Simultaneously with the prose story, on p. 62 begins a collection of previously written verses under the heading “poetry discursive” (sic), lasting to p. 70. (c.) Then the author turned back, and, about New Year 1828, to judge from the writing as well as from the entries, continued the same collection from p. 21 to p. 33. (d.) Then he filled the end of the volume with two “Books” of “The Monastery” (Scott’s novel versified). (e.) Having reached the last page, he turned back to p. 52 for “Book 3;” and “Book 4” ends incomplete on p. 58. This poem was written during the first half of 1828. (f.) Finally, in March 1829 this volume was taken up again, and pp. 36-50 were filled with miscellaneous verses. No. III., therefore, dates from 1827 to 1829.

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To scotland what a long travel-
but I like it the better."

But I can tell you you'll be-
very sleepy and tired by the way
I don't care for that said Harry
But you'll see such frightful
precipices..

So much the better said Harry
But by this time the carriage
had got to the door and all getting
in drove off..

First they came to a common pib
lic road with hedges on each -
side of it till at last they came
to a beautiful road sometimes
hedges sometimes none at all
sometimes landscapes sometimes-
none at all hills hillocks mounts
rivulets rivers ponds lakes all
in profusion sometimes high
on a hill sometime blow in a

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valley and all along the same -
Harry and Lucys mother had
a certain friend living near this
place and they went to see him-
here they saw many pretty and
useful flowers such as the
mimosa the papyrus and the
coffee tree and after having
had a good run they got into
the carriage and drove into
salt hill..

But here they stayed only to
dinner or else Harry would
have had a fine swing there
being a nice one in the ground
But such little disappointments-
must be put up with and they-
went on."

Soon after this they came to the
same road again and after rid
ing on for a very very very

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long time and changing horses often they reached oxford..

But it was so very late when they arrived at oxford that they could not see any thing but they were told that they were to stay all night at the hotel and in the morning went to see the colleges. They might have seen the inside if they had time but they had not. so that they only went round them looked at their architecture and went home.."

Their father and mother thought very much of it but they had not much time to think about it. for harry asked what this instance might be from gloster which he was told they were going to next his father told him that he did not know and new the carriage drove to the door."

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But just as they were passing a fine elm they saw a large pond perhaps a mile broad going completely across the road without any bridge and the horses plunged into it. what's this cried Harry Where are we going now cried Lucy they went on on deeper and deeper into the water and at length they went completely through the pond and went forward on their journey.."

For some time the road was very hilly, chalky, sandy and watery, but soon it grew very dusty and such a fine day that they all got out and walked a good way. they had intended to walk very quick, but they did not for they were attracted by such a variety of objects such as the white major, convolvulus in the hedges, the black and white broad beans, the butter,

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fly like peas, the sparkling rivulets
and winding rivers all combined their forces
to make them walk slowly. But on turning
a corner such a beautiful waterfall presented
to their view that they stood for-
above four minutes looking at it and-
harry just as he turned to look at
the glittering diamond like bubbles in
the stream he saw something leap up
the waterfall and on looking at it he-
saw that it was a salmon the time pass-
ed so very quickly in looking at the wa-
terfall that when harry's father looked
at his watch they had been
an hour looking at it-
when they again got into
the carriage harry said that
if lucy liked he would-
give her a drawing of charles
wain as an introduction to
astronomy. • Lucy said she-

would
like it very much and we
shall here put it down,

harry and lucy's friends house

beautiful window for first there
was an arch and then by its -
sides and top there were all
kinds of figures. The door was
in this shape and when their
guide had opened it they found
themselves in a large abbey with
two rows of pillars one on each
side of them but broken and
ruined. Their guide showed -
them some keystones of the-
arches that had fallen down-
and harry' wondered why the
arches did not fall with them
He looked up and saw no-
gap in the arch and he asked
his father what was the
reason of all this but his
father was busy looking at other
things and so Harry was-
obliged to go to the same

ones. After looking for a-
good while at these H arry
and Lucy began to get-
circt but soon their guide-
took them through a passage.
which led them past several-
ruined rooms. Going through-
one of these they found them
selves on a little green with
a hillock on one side
of it from the green nothing was
seen but a stone Wall but
When harry ascended the
hillock no view could be
more beautiful they then
went out of the abbey
and went on to a wind-
cliff having gone through
a cottage they saw a high
rock as perpendicular -
as the wall of a house

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vessel was impossible he took a nice walk with Lucy. and then returned home. They had seen some lineups and down on the inch so they thought they would have some play on them. Harry then determined to give Lucy a lesson of science so he thought he would show her this experiment.

Harry then took an ale glass.

picture of the Bristol channel

and plunged it with the mouth downwards into a jar of water and very little water entered into it.

Lucy enquired the reason of this and harry said that the air in the glass was compressed into the smaller space and - would not let the water come in farther

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HARRY'S mother now said to him that it was time to go out so Harry and Lucypul on their things and went out upon the inch they went to the ups and downs which they had seen the last time they were out, and first of

all Harry first proposed running
up and down the upandowns but—
Lucy proposed breaking spars which
Harry agreed to and they got—
many beautiful spars by Lucy's plan
when they came home they shorved
their spars to their mother who—
said that there were some different
metals in them which Harry and Lucy
were very well pleased at it was
now dinner time and after dinner
Harry drew till tea time then wrote
a letter for his mother and went
to bed.

This was the second day they—
had been at perth and on the
morrow they were to march—
off.

When Harry arose in the
morning he found all busy—
with packing and soon they

jumped into the carriage and
drove off to Kinross.

Here Harry went out to see
the lake of Lochleven and when he
came in his shoes were thoroughly
wet through he had been so near
the lake he now drew a copy of a
church that was close to the inn
where they were and then got—
into the carriage and drove off
to Queens ferry.

While crossing the water the-
steamboat pitched so that Harry
could hardly keep upon his legs
but when Harry got to Edinburgh
he had such a comfortable room-
comfortable dinner and comfortable
tea that he quite forgot all pitch
ing and travelling.

Whenever Harry got up in
the morning he went out to

the top of the carlton hill with
his papa and when he came in
he found the carriage waiting
for him into which he jumped in
and in a few minutes they came
in sight of the sea, they to travelled
by the sea a long while and-
then going away from it they-
came to haddington where —
harry expected to see the sea-
very well

But when harry came to had
dington they saw nothing but
a long street which rather —
disappointed harry but when they —
came to berwick they saw the sea
finely

In the morning harry went out
on the walls with his father and
when he came in jumped into
the carriage and drove off to—

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alnwick here harry went with
his father to see the castle and
then drove off to newcastle. it here-
began snowing very fast so that—
harry could not get out nor could—
Lucy, for if they had gone out they-
would have tumbled every five-
minutes but when they set off they seem
got to durham where they changed horses and
went on to darlington here they slept and in the mor-
ning went on toboroughbridge. the reason it was called
so was that a very beautiful bridge was in the
town the room which they had got had a book-
case in it and harry met with his favourite—
history of sandford and merton which he had
not finished before he was forced to go onto
ferrybridge which he was rather sorry for
but it was made up at ferrybridge—
for there they had a complete view of
the river which flowed through the
town.

Here they slept and in the morning

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went off for doncaster this was a -
beautiful town there was an avenue of-
trees through which they passed to go in
to the town well from this avenue the high-
towers of the cathedral gilded by the rays
of the sun and the mountains at a distance
looked so beautiful that people must see it
to comprehend it even the great bass -
with its multitudes of seafowl could-
not equal this and what made the bass
the more charming was that the bass
was seen at sunset while this was seen
at noon But I will put them on to -
scavching moor in another chapter.

## POETRY

### THE CONSTELLATIONS

NORTHERN SOME OF THE ZODIAC AND
SOME OF THE SOUTHERN

DOST thou see proud venus there
Glittering in the evening air

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The belt of orion beside it is seen
A glorious sight for all sky loving men
And then red mars appeareth high
On his throne upon the sky
Then the greater bear is seen
Then charles's wain with his bright team
Next the dragon doth appear

10 Next berenices golden hair
After that the northern crown
Then the very fiery swan
Next comes starry charles's heart
After that the telescope

15 Next doth come the little horse
After that the stupid goose
Then the very timid hare
After that the lesser bear
Then doth come the cunning fox

20 Then appears the blessed cross
Then we see great charles's oak
Next I'll call it. juno's cup
Hercules appeareth high
Next cerberus in the sky

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First solemn easter comes then white sunday
Then chriſmas newyearsday and
And newyearsday it is therefore papa
I must wish you a happy newyear's day
And now a little description of the sun
The sun when first he rises is so bright
That nobody on him can look for if they did
Seruck by his brighſess blind they would hame
In the hot noon invisible he is
Save by the brightness round him to the eye
In afternoon golden and silvery is he
And in dark evening he is not co be seen
Though his attendanſes are the moon comes fir
Then evening star orſon and the plough
Then great bear lesser and the northern cran
And having named these I end this poem

January 1 1828

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GLENFARG

PAPA how pretty those icicles are
That are seen so near that are seen so far
Those dropping wavers that come from the rocks
And many a hole like the haunt of a fox
That silvery scream that runs babbling along
Making a murmuring dancing song I side
Those trees that stand waving upon the rocks
And men that like spectres among them lie
And waterfalls that are heard from far
And come in sight when very near
And the water wheel that turns slowly round
Grinding the corn that requires to be ground
And mountains at a distance seen
And rivers winding through the plizin
And quarries with their waggy scones
And the wind among them moans

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THE SHIP

LOOK at that ship

Her flying streamer and her mountain sides

Her towering mast and filling sails with drops

Of water hanging to her highbuild side

Glittering like diamonds dangling in the sun

Yet soon it lessens lessens more and more

Till to aspeck reduced it vanishes complete

And to the dangers of the sea exposed

The sailors look with horror at the waves

Then through the clouds the sun shoots forth
his beams

The clouds disperse and bright blue sky
comes forth.

The waters sparkle and at distance seen the spec
of other vessels swimming on the expanse
of ocean. some of them do disappear complete

While others largen coming nearer near

Then gliding off each cake a different course

And disappear again. When shore afar is seen

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And on the vessel drives when landing safe
she rides at anchor floating on the waves

At length the anchor pulled she drives away

And passes on a loud explosion heard

The air around them darkened with the smoke

And steam a steamboat then had burst

While from among the smoke the vessel quickly
goes

And gladly spies homes cliffs and home she
goes.

THE BRITISH BATTLES

O MANY a battle has been fought.

And many a prisoner has been caught

But BLENHEIM puts them all tonaught

Save glorious WATERLOO

O MARLBOROUGH! Hero of the fight

The fight of French as dark as nighe

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To us like day it is so bright
And Marshal TALLARD taken

And hastings nearly as renowned
Where saxon harold lie the ground
With all his friends and foes around
And for his country died.

O Bannockburn how great thou art
Where many English felt the smart
Of BRUCE'S never failing dart
By which great BOHUN fell

Bohemias king in cressys fight
By 26th of August's light
Was by the great BLACK PRINCES might
thrown dead unto the ground.

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Ragland Bastile, when newly built

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Sun now design to shed around
A warmth upon the warming ground
Sun now let us see thy beams
Gold the last expiring gleams
Array the clouds in clothes of gold
Shape them in many a curious mould
This is all I have to say
Sun now now thou magest away

THE ADVENTURES OF AN ANT

A TALE

CLOSE by the seaside there was a large garden in which lived a large settlement of ants. One of these being tired of its settlement determined to travel and accordingly one fine morning it set out and on its return gave the following account to one of its companions. I set out and in a little time came to some monstrous poles which I could not see to the top of—stuck into the ground. I passed them

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To take them safely through the bog

65 Indeed he did so though a fog
Oerspread the land. But worthy his
OF remark that the little miss
Oc menioned to the servants round
While they were still on boggy ground

70 The lady and her signals and
When they were off the boggy land
The servants changed expressive looks
With each other for the nooks
Of fairies were supposed to be

75 Just in the glen and they thought they'd see
A fairy peeping out from moss
Or perhaps it might peep from a great morass
All hallowe'en said libby to
Martin. Woman you are too

80 Said Martin oo you would not dare
To speak of fairies ony mair.
When once more on firm ground they were
And had rid themselves of fear
Martin saw some landmarks high

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80 Upon shift against the sky
And taking them for his good guide
And ever keeping by their side

88 Very soon at the rower of glendarg they arrived

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ONE night when all the winds combined
To frighten een the strongest mind
And hallowe'en it was and all.
The fairies seemed and elves to call

5 In the loud wind that roared round
The tower with its awful sound
And when in gambols mungst the trees
The brownies used themselves to please
And when the kelpies liked to take

10 The careless traveller to the lake
And plunge him in and hear his cry
Ascending to the stormy sky
Well on this night of spirits power

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That's greatest at the midnight hour
Tibb and the rest sac round the fire
Unmindful of the compesct time
While from the bible alicc read
Stories of saints that long were dead
Martin hammered bored or sawed
The substance of the hardy board
Tibb watched the process of scalding the whey
While Martin sawed or bored away
Dame elsepeth pulling the thread sale
From her distare near her mace

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Mary of avenel holbert and all
Were allowed to run up and down the hall
There were some rooms adjacent to
The hall Where sometimes they would go
I mean the children and at length

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Into these rooms they all were sent
But from them openmouthed there came
To spread abeam the ghost like fame
The boys and they indeed did tell
That a man like he of the clinthill

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35 Was in the spence then Alice said
Where is my child and so she led
Halbert glendinning first to arm
With an old sword his open palm
And Edward seized the ladys book

40 And the ladys fear they all then took
And then unto the spence they went
When their alarm soon from them went
For no man armed there appeared
And what made you ye false misleard

45 Said good dame elseperh to her harns
And what made you ye misleard loons
Come there you gate into the hall
Roaring I am sure like a bull
And could ye find nae night for daffing

50 Save halloween when the leddy was reading
The elder boy bent eyes on ground
With the youngest tears their access found.

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over the wide expanse of you
now fish and waves are gliding
and fishing boats are sliding
but before twas all as quiet
as the day
when we may say
not a leaf is stirring now

nature

thy waving boughs thy
falling leaves
and the swallow on the eaves
twittering and the tempests blow
with the rippling waters flow
spring blank verse
WHAT beauties spring thou hast
the waving lilac
and the stiff tall peach with rose-like
flowers
with yellow corchorus and with necron
blossom
some with grace wave and some
though tall are stiff

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waving is lilac so is yellow corchorus
Waving is cherry blossom though not so graceful
as the spiny lilac and the hya
stiff is the pear and nectron with
the peach
and apricot all these are stiff but
in return
Their flowers are beautiful So
are birds and beasts
As well as flowers Some are
wild and cruel
Such is the tiger panther lynx
and ounce
So also in return these animals
Are pretty in the other sort the best
Some dogs are ugly but conceal within
Some good intentions good ideas good
thoughts a tree
But spring there is one that thou
bring'st forth

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The pole star guides thee
on thy way

When in dark nights thou art
therefore look up at the stars
look at the stars about the day
tost!

## The sea

Flow on thou calm sea bear the ships to their
man of war smack or sloop all the difference
donor throw them on rocks donor send them on
or make them upon the high precipice lie
no profit to thee doth this havoc produce
while to men this great treasures of
infinite use

for money is generally aboard these
fine ships

that go over the ocean into which
their flag dips

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## The storm

SEE the collecting clouds upon the hill
See the collecting roughness of the rill
Hark to the wind it howls among the trees
And the high rising wind the pigs do see
See from the skies the shower of peeling snow
And hear how much the sheep and cattle low
From the dark cloud a flash of lightning plays
And down upon the ground a woman lies
Struck by the lightnings flash the thunder follows fast
With fury from the skies the light, bad nings east

SEE how from yonder hills the clouds collect
And see how dark and dreary they do look
Promising hail and snow the birds require
Into their nests and chirp and scream
Prophesying the coming storm down pours the snow
Covering the hedges and the houses tops

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Loud howls the wind and
whistling roots up many trees.
The sheep bleat loudly and the
careful dog collects them in a flock.
Conduct them home.
Then when the storm is over
from the clouds.
Peeps forth the sun and shining
on the snow.
Gives it that dazzling whiteness
to the eye.
In which its principle beauty
doth consist.
And so in beginning another
line at end.

THE MONASTERY

BOOK FIRST

WHITE lady white lady sing on in the glen,
of glendarp but do not do ill to men,
many a haunt and many a nook,
many a thought and many a look.

BOOK FIRST

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5 has been reported of that place,
of the people of thy race.
there was a river called the tweed,
where the sheep and cattle fed;
there was a drawbridge over the stream,
10 to let over travelling men;
that came down the narrow glen.
at the bridge there was a wader;
he lived in a only tower;
to let down the drawbridge when:
15 there came over trudging men;
but from them he exacted pay,
before he let them on their way.
one day a monk was going by,
to go home to his monastery;
20 the monk was forced to go a ford,
he was no quite so rich as a lord;
he would not give the wader pay,
the wader told him to go that way,
when he came to the side of the stream.
25 where his mule was to go the

BOOK FIRST

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He saw a figure in great grief:
the monk resolved to give her relief,
she seemed as if to pass the water,
was her wish the cruel warden?

30 perhaps deprived her of her way,
but what it was she did not say,
the jumped upon his mule behind,
swifter even than the wind:

the mule did kick and plunge and leaped,

35 the monk did sit upon the beast and whipped:
at length she plunged into the river,
leaping over a bunch of heather!

the ford was deep the current bore,
the mule along the winding shore.

so the maiden then began to chaunt:
the stories of her avenel haunt:

which frightened still the monk much more,
as they swam along the winding shore.

They came at length to a water fall deep,

55 deeper than a salmon leap,
the mule attempted on to go.

BOOK FIRST

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the abbot now was in great woe,
upon a black volume his hand he laid,
because he was much much afraid:

60 the maiden pitched him from the saddle,
out as well as he could to waddie:
and when he set his foot on land,
he sunk upon the yellow sand.
when the abbot did arise,

65 to behold the earth and skies,
home wards he did bend his way:
on a bed his head to lay,
but the monks around him crowd,
to hear his story told aloud.

70 and the first words he uttered then:
were the maidens song when in the glen,
the abbot did start when he heard the song,
and he said to his brother how long how long,
while thou keep up that spirits song

75 at length the monk did go his way,
to bed and glad he was to lay,
his head upon his pillow then.

BOOK FIRST

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we must return to the haunted glen,
the abbot when he first arose.

80 which was when first the good cock crowed,
he called good father eustace to,
his chamber and thus spoke to him to-
our brother is no less than haunted,
with a spirit which to him chaunted?

85 some words which now we must not name,
lest open wide mouthed tarrying fame:
should spread these curious news abroad,
and for the people pave the road,
to superstitions house to go:

90 and plunge them in a sea of woe.
now brother eustace go to the glen,
oer river bog or ford or fen,
and if a spirit shall arise!

and stand before your wondering eyes:

95 bring home the curious tale to me,
and I'll believe what you do see,
the monk obeyed and off he rode,
before again the good cock crowed.

BOOK SECOND

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and rode on speedily through the glen,
100 oer river bog or ford or fen.

BOOK SECOND

UP the glen a little way,
where a pretty meadow lay,
there was a tower upon the hill;
close beside the pretty mill.

5 at the battle of pinkie where,
the scotch fled like the frightened hare;
the owner of this tower expired;
rushed on his face by anger fired;
the grey goose shaft did pierce him through.

10 to the rejoicing of the foe,
far from this tower there was a baron's seat;
and woods and landscapes at its feet;
and the name of this baron was great avenged,
for the good of his country in battle he fell;

15 and his widow was left to provide for her child,
and beautiful was she and still more mild.

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and Larker on there was some land,
located to a farmers hand;
and the farmers name that did live there,

20 was Martin and though they had but poor fare:
they were happy and good Libb Lacker his consorts
would do everything for her husbands comfort,
and the widow of Avenel the baron did go:
away to this farmers fear of the foe.

25 but shovely she staid there for soon came a band,
of English barbarians that plunder the land;
and they robbed the poor farmer of his land and sheep,
and hardly would leave him poor Shagram to keep,
now must we leave poor Martin there,

30 while we relate the tower's farer:
a band of English soldiers marched,
close by the tower and as they passed;
good dame glendinning her sons led,
out from the gate and thus she said,

35 no means of fighting have I on this land,
and I am at the mercy of your hands,
the serjeant of the troop replied,

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though I have means of fighting on my side:
I scorn with women now to strive,

40 go to your tower again and live,
yes dame I own I envy you,
that little rogue with eyes so blue,
and will you come with me my lad,
the serjeant of the troop he said,

45 no said the blue eyed Edward no:
because you are to us a foe;
no only that but then you are,
a heretic and fond of war.

Why god a mercy old Stawarth did say,

50 I see that alone I must go my way,
but stay thou black eyed come with me,
and many a fine sight thou shall see,
no cried the furious halberi no,
because thou art co us a foe:

55 And when I'm older thou shall see,
the effects of my father's sword on thee.
Why again god a mercy old Stawarth did say,
I see that alone I must go my way: