384 POEMS 
Thy brave and joyous influence grant, 
And teach her how to live. 
And guard her, Nature, till she bears, 
These forest paths along, 
A heart more joyous than thine airs, 
And fresher than thy song. 
DIRGE 
A SCOTTISH ECHO 
Heart of the oak-grain, full of trembling love 
(Oh and alas-a-day, oh and alas-a-day !), 
Glad eyes that looked around, within, above, 
(Ten thousand times good-night, and peace 
for thee !) 
Up the long hillside through the moonlit glade 
(Oh and alas-a-day, oh and alas-a-day !), 
Serene and pure, thine innocent steps have 
strayed 
(Ten thousand times good-night, and love for 
thee !) ; 
But now released at length from life’s low glen 
(Oh and alas-a-day, oh and alas-a-day !), 
Where shall thy paths be when we meet again? 
(Ten thousand times good-night, and heaven 
for thee !) 
