Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79. | | | | Kilmaronock | | Kilmaronock | | Andrew James Symington (1826–1898) |
| | | AT Kilmaronock we have loitered long, | |
| In lovely bosky nooks, by murmuring streams; | |
| Where leafy bowers afford a pleasing shade | |
| From sun at noontide; where the air, rich laden | |
| With odors of wild thyme and meadow-sweet, | 5 |
| Is musical with hum of mountain bees, | |
| And insects dancing in the bright sunbeams. | |
| Birds, too, on bush, or in the ferny brake, | |
| Trill joyously their dulcet warblings wild, | |
| Or pipe forth mellow flute-like notes. Sweet-brier, | 10 |
| Wild rose, and scented honeysuckle, form | |
| Our sylvan bower, and gracefully entwine | |
The rustic bridge.
These left,—lo! now we gaze | |
| Upon the glittering level of the lake, | |
| Cool, fresh, and crystalline. A little boat | 15 |
| Lies on its brink, and yonder, bearing oars, | |
| The farmer and his lad,—both rowers skilled, | |
| Though they have now been leading in the hay: | |
| Rough hand, but honest heart,—with greeting warm, | |
| The farmer recognizes, hails us friends; | 20 |
| For some of us have known him long and well. | |
| The boat is launched! O joy! we are afloat | |
| Upon Lochlomond’s placid silvery tide! | | | | |
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