[A composite volume : containing The ballads and songs of Ayrshire ...
[A composite volume : containing The ballads and songs of Ayrshire ...
[A composite volume : containing The ballads and songs of Ayrshire ...
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Her scarf <strong>of</strong> a beautiful violet die,<br />
And her girdle <strong>of</strong> pearl had a lustre so high<br />
That it dazzl'd the eye to behold.<br />
On her little white foot a slight s<strong>and</strong>al was bound,<br />
With a binding <strong>of</strong> scarlet <strong>and</strong> green;<br />
And her step was so graceful, without any sound<br />
And her leg had the prettiest tapering round<br />
That ever his eyes had seen.<br />
And he gaz'd on her person, so airy <strong>and</strong> light,<br />
With a mix'd admiration <strong>and</strong> awe<br />
And her large hazel eyes look'd so winning <strong>and</strong> bright.<br />
And her bosom <strong>and</strong> neck were so lovely <strong>and</strong> white.<br />
That he could not his eyes withdraw.<br />
And onward she came till she stood on the s<strong>and</strong>,<br />
At the base <strong>of</strong> the castle so high,<br />
And kissing <strong>and</strong> waving her fair lily h<strong>and</strong>.<br />
She look'd up to the Knight with a smile so bl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
That he utter'd a deep, deep sigh.<br />
And the heart in his bosom all flutter'd <strong>and</strong> glow'd,<br />
For he ne'er such a beauty had seen<br />
Yet her walking the water seem'd wondrous odd,<br />
And the tresses around her fair temples that flow'd.<br />
Were a beautiful light sea-green.<br />
But yet they were glossy <strong>and</strong> finely disposed,<br />
And did suit her complexion so well.<br />
That had they been other, her beauty had lost<br />
And the fillet that bound them was richly embossed<br />
With figures in coral <strong>and</strong> shell.<br />
And the Lady look'd up, <strong>and</strong> Sir Ewart look'd down,<br />
Till her glances o'ermaster'd him so,<br />
That, though gallant as Csesar, he blush'd like a clown,<br />
And he felt that his heart was no longer his own,<br />
But away to the Lady below.<br />
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