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BY CANDLE-LIGHT
In the long clear gloamings o’ June—
The candle-light—the candle-light—
And the lass with the tawny shoon,
That danced with him at the Castleton
In the silver shine of the moon.
Mary Forbes weaves in the candle-light;
Her fiddler plays in the gloom.
The dowiest airs in all the world
Trail round and about the room,
And Mary blesses the candle-light—
The witchin’, watchin’ flame—
The eerie night and the candle-light
That keeps her bairn at hame.
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In the long clear gloamings o’ June—
The candle-light—the candle-light—
And the lass with the tawny shoon,
That danced with him at the Castleton
In the silver shine of the moon.
Mary Forbes weaves in the candle-light;
Her fiddler plays in the gloom.
The dowiest airs in all the world
Trail round and about the room,
And Mary blesses the candle-light—
The witchin’, watchin’ flame—
The eerie night and the candle-light
That keeps her bairn at hame.
40
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Marion Angus > Tinker's road, and other verses > (42) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129188690 |
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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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