Elegy On Captain Matthew Henderson（1 / 4）
elegy on captain matthew henderson
a gentleman who held the patent for his honours immediately from almighty god.
should the poor be flattered?—shakespeare.
o death! thou tyrant fell and bloody!
the meikle devil wi' a woodie
haurl thee hame to his black smiddie,
o'er hurcheon hides,
and like stock-fish come o'er his studdie
wi' thy auld sides!
he's gane, he's gane! he's frae us torn,
the ae best fellow e'er was born!
thee, matthew, nature's sel' shall mourn,
by wood and wild,
where haply, pity strays forlorn,
frae man exil'd.
ye hills, near neighbours o' the starns,
that proudly cock your cresting cairns!
ye cliffs, the haunts of sailing earns,
where echo slumbers!
come join, ye nature's sturdiest bairns,
my wailing numbers!
mourn, ilka grove the cushat kens!
ye haz'ly shaws and briery dens!
ye burnies, wimplin' down your glens,
wi' toddlin din,
or foaming, strang, wi' hasty stens,
frae lin to lin.
mourn, little harebells o'er the lea;
ye stately foxgloves, fair to see;
ye woodbines hanging bonilie, ↑返回顶部↑
a gentleman who held the patent for his honours immediately from almighty god.
should the poor be flattered?—shakespeare.
o death! thou tyrant fell and bloody!
the meikle devil wi' a woodie
haurl thee hame to his black smiddie,
o'er hurcheon hides,
and like stock-fish come o'er his studdie
wi' thy auld sides!
he's gane, he's gane! he's frae us torn,
the ae best fellow e'er was born!
thee, matthew, nature's sel' shall mourn,
by wood and wild,
where haply, pity strays forlorn,
frae man exil'd.
ye hills, near neighbours o' the starns,
that proudly cock your cresting cairns!
ye cliffs, the haunts of sailing earns,
where echo slumbers!
come join, ye nature's sturdiest bairns,
my wailing numbers!
mourn, ilka grove the cushat kens!
ye haz'ly shaws and briery dens!
ye burnies, wimplin' down your glens,
wi' toddlin din,
or foaming, strang, wi' hasty stens,
frae lin to lin.
mourn, little harebells o'er the lea;
ye stately foxgloves, fair to see;
ye woodbines hanging bonilie, ↑返回顶部↑