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Page 285 - The rugged mountain's scanty cloak Was dwarfish shrubs of birch and oak, With shingles bare, and cliffs between, And patches bright of bracken green, And heather black that waved so high, It held the copse in rivalry.
Page 40 - Johnstone grey; They said they would take the bride again By the strong hand if they may. " Some o' them were right willing men, But they were na willing a'; And four and twenty Leader lads
Page 30 - But hark, what means yon faint halloo ? The chase is up—but they shall know The stag at bay's a dangerous foe.
Page 1 - He's ta'en her by the milk-white hand, And by the grass-green sleeve. He's mounted her high behind himsel', At her
Page 110 - Sublime is the faith of a lonely soul, In pain and trouble cherished; Sublime the spirit of hope that lives, When earthly hope has perished.
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