Love

Bonnie Gascon Ha'

by Carolina Nairne 1766–1845

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, vol. 1 (1855–57)

Love

Lane, on the winding Earn there stands
An unco tow'r, sae stern an' auld,
Biggit by lang forgotten hands,
Ance refuge o' the Wallace bauld.

Time's restless fingers sair hath waur'd
And rived thy gray disjaskit wa',
But rougher hands nor Time's hae daur'd
To wrang thee, bonnie Gascon Ha'!

Oh, may a muse unkent to fame
For this dim greesome relic sue,
It 's linkit wi' a patriot's name,
The truest Scotland ever knew.

Just leave in peace each mossy stane
Tellin' o' nations' rivalry,
An' for succeeding ages hain
Remains o' Scottish chivalry.

MLA

Nairne, Carolina. “Bonnie Gascon Ha'.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nairn/24/.

Chicago

Nairne, Carolina. “Bonnie Gascon Ha'.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nairn/24/.

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