SISTER vot’ry of the Nine,
Seeking oft their tuneful shrine;
Gentle Mary, as you stray
On the banks of winding Tay,
While the feather’d warblers sing
Welcome to returning Spring,
Who scatters from her fragrant feet
The daisy gay, the primrose sweet;
As mid the scene thou sitst reclin’d
May thy fancy pleasure find,
While thou read’st the Thulian lay
On the banks of winding Tay.
Or when sullen Winter reigns
O’er the desolated plains,
As around the ruddy fire
The social circle pleas’d retire,
Admit the Muse to spend an hour
In Balthyock’s ancient tower.
Bid the nymphs and swains on Tay
Read the native Thulian lay.
Did that syren voice of thine
Ever warble verse of mine?
Say, was ever sung by thee
Thul
(Margaret Chalmers)
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