CONTENTS.

A Tale of Bothwell Bridge
The Laird of Culzean
Peden's Stone
The Murder of Inchdarnie
The Laird of Lag
The Sutor's Seat

INTRODUCTION.

The kings of old have shrine and tomb

In many a minster's haughty gloom;

And green along the ocean's side

The mounds arise where heroes died;

But show me on thy flowery breast.

Earth! where thy nameless martyrs rest!

The thousands that, uncheer'd by praise,

Have made one offering of their days;

For Truth, for Heaven, for Freedom's sake.

Resigned the bitter cup to take;

And silently, in fearless faith,

Bowing their noble souls to death.

Where sleep they, Earth?—by no proud stone

Their narrow couch of rest is known;

The still, sad glory of their name

Hallows no mountain into fame.

No—not a tree the record bears

Of their deep thoughts and lonely prayers.

Yet haply all around lie strew'd

The ashes of that multitude.

It may be that each day we tread

Where thus devoted hearts have bled;

And the young flowers our children sow

Take root in holy dust below.

O, that the many rustling leaves,

Which round our home the summer weave

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