I had not tried the wine that ancients made,
And had not heard of Ossians old tune;
So why, on earth, I seem to see the glade,
And, in the skies -- the bloody Scottish moon?
And the call-over of a raven with a harp
I faintly hear in that silence, full of fright,
And, spread by winds, the winter woolen scarves
Of knights are flashing in the red moonlight!
I had received the blessing to inherit
Another singers ever rambling dreams;
For kins and neighbors spiritual merits
To have despise were absolutely free.
And not a lone treasure, I suppose,
Will pass grandchildren and to others fling,
Again a scald will ancient songs compose,
And, as his own, will again them sing.
