VersesIntendedToBeWrittenBelowANobleEarl'sPicture

versesintendedtobewrittenbelowanobleearl'spicture注释标题thenoblemanisjames,fourteenthearlofglencairn.

whoseisthatnoble,dauntlessbrow?

andwhosethateyeoffire?

andwhosethatgenerousprincelymien,

e'enrootedfoesadmire?

stranger!tojustlyshowthatbrow,

andmarkthateyeoffire,

wouldtakehishand,whosevernaltints

hisotherworksadmire.

brightasacloudlesssummersun,

withstatelyporthemoves;

hisguardianserapheyeswithawe

thenoblewardheloves.

amongtheillustriousscottishsons

thatchiefthoumay'stdiscern,

markscotia'sfond-returningeye,—

itdwellsuponglencairn.