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

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THE FAIRY LADY OF DUNUKE.
But add, by a time, a slight blush and a sigh.
And his dear Lady Mother, whene'er she was by,
Would conclude with a sad " Well-a-day!"
For her daughter, with pain she already had found.
Had ways that she scarce durst declare—
Her form had no shadow, her step had no sound,
Her clothes rustled not as she swept o'er the ground.
And her breath was not seen on the air.
A church nor a sabbath she could not abide.
Nor the mention of sermon nor prayer;
And whenever she heard the old bell of Kirkbride,
She would tremble, and creep to some old lady's side,
Or vanish, no one could say where.
And whenever the Knight from the castle went forth,
Her apartments all instantly swarm'd
With beings, all buzzing in riot and mirth,
And music and laughter, and song not of earth,
Which the neighbourhood sadly alarm'd.
And whatever Sir Ewart but wish'd to possess.
Was his vnthout farther ado;
The steeds she procur'd him were first in the race,
His beautiful hounds were unmatch'd in the chace.
And his hawks were the swiftest that flew.
When he wish'd for a boat, on the shore it was cast.
Well rigg'd from the stern to the bow;
And still as he wish'd stood the tide and the blast—
Yet his wishing, alas ! was his riiin at last,
And I'll tell you the way just now.
He wish'd for an heir, and the very next morn
A sweet boy in his bosom lay,
Whom his lady declar'd she had newly born
And all o'er the country, vsdth herald and horn.
Flew the tidings that veiy same day.
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