[A composite volume : containing The ballads and songs of Ayrshire ...

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THE LADY'S DREAM.
" And the tyi-ant band, to Southern land
Have borne thy lord so dear
And there he lies, like meanest slave.
In dungeon dark and drear.
" The scaffold grim shall be raised for him,
By unrelenting foes
Then, lady fair, in haste repair.
To soothe his bosom's woes."
Pale, pale with dread the lady woke.
And knelt to heaven in prayer
" Oh ! shield me, God, amid the ills
My heart is doomed to bear."
Then to her little page she said,
" Go, bring my swiftest steed ;
And let us to proud England hie.
With lightning's winged speed."
The steed was brought—she left the tower.
With tear-drops in her eyes ;
And fleet as bird by fowler chased,
Away, away she flies.
Long, rough and lonesome was the way,
But onward still she flew
And soon behind her disappeared
Fair Scotland's hills of blue.
And through the haughty foeman's land
She rode, devoid of fear ;
Till rose upon her sight the Tower,
Where lay her lord so dear.
With trembling heart she reached the gate.
And sought her love to see ;
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