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THE FAIRY LADY OF DUNURE.
" He has left the dull earth to old grandmother Care,
O so merrily round go we;
He has left the dull earth to old grandmother Care,
With the fames to dance, with the fau-ies to fare,
All under the deep green sea."
And around, and around, and around, they flew,
So rapid that nothing was seen
But a whirling rim of a dazzling hue,
And the brain of Sir Ewart spun round at the view,
And he held by the Fairy Queen.
But whifF ! and away ! and the very next breath
They are plac'd in the fairy hall.
All settled, and sober, and silent as death.
Upon sofas o'erspread with a silken heath,
Arrang'd round the ivory wall.
And one was exalted, more splendid by far.
For De Gaire and his fairy bride ;
And nothing on earth vrith her beauty could par.
As she sat there and shone, like a new-bom star.
On the happy Knight by her side.
And she waved her hand, and a table was spread
With rare fruits of a thousand kinds.
Which leapt to the hand as the company fed —
With a wish they came forth, with a wish they fled.
As the company chang'd their minds.
And a sparkling liquor went round and round.
Till they all got mellow and gay,
When a note was heard of a startling sound.
And the bright, airy beings sprung up with a bound,
And instantly vanish'd away.
And Sir Ewart beheld till the whole were gone.
Save himself and his own sweet queen;
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