Nithsdale'sWelcomeHame

nithsdale'swelcomehame

thenoblemaxwellsandtheirpowers

arecomingo'ertheborder,

andthey'llgaebigterreagles'towers

andsetthema'inorder.

andtheydeclareterreaglesfair,

fortheirabodetheychooseit;

there'snoaheartina'theland

but'slighteratthenewso't.

tho'starsinskiesmaydisappear,

andangrytempestsgather;

thehappyhourmaysoonbenear

thatbringsuspleasantweather:

thewearynighto'careandgrief

mayhaeajoyfu'morrow;

sodawningdayhasbroughtrelief,

fareweelournighto'sorrow.