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THE LANE KIRKYAIRD
The lane kirkyaird
Kens naither buss nor tree,
Bit bonnie gowden whin
Glintin’ til the sea,
An’ grey heid-stanes
O’ the auld kith an’ kin,
Weet wi’ the spindrift thin.
Ower the lane kirkyaird
Gin a flame licht hie
Wi’ the hindmaist trumpet’s blast
Soondin’ fae the sea,
“ Roose ye, roose ye,
Auld kith an’ kin,
Sleepin’ late amang the whin,”
Syne saft wad she maen,
Yon saut-mou’d sea,
“ The auld kith an’ kin
They hae lang won free—•”
Oh, feat gangs the win’
An’ the spindrift thin
An’ the fine, cauld smell o’ the whin !
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The lane kirkyaird
Kens naither buss nor tree,
Bit bonnie gowden whin
Glintin’ til the sea,
An’ grey heid-stanes
O’ the auld kith an’ kin,
Weet wi’ the spindrift thin.
Ower the lane kirkyaird
Gin a flame licht hie
Wi’ the hindmaist trumpet’s blast
Soondin’ fae the sea,
“ Roose ye, roose ye,
Auld kith an’ kin,
Sleepin’ late amang the whin,”
Syne saft wad she maen,
Yon saut-mou’d sea,
“ The auld kith an’ kin
They hae lang won free—•”
Oh, feat gangs the win’
An’ the spindrift thin
An’ the fine, cauld smell o’ the whin !
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Marion Angus > Tinker's road, and other verses > (33) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129188582 |
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| Description | Marion Angus. Poems in Scots or English. |
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| Shelfmark | 1925.18 |
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| Description | Marion Angus (1865-1946) was a key figure in the Scottish literary renaissance. A late starter, she did not publish her first collection of poetry, 'The Lilt and other poems' (1922), until she was 56. Heavily influenced by the Scottish ballad tradition and folk song, her work is mainly in Scots. She is one of the most important Scottish poets of the 20th century and her work deserves a wide audience. |
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| Description | A selection of classic out-of-copyright Scottish poetry, prose and children’s stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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