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SONGS THE FAIR CITY. 11.-ELCHO CASTLE. Yon walls so hoary, old, and worn Full oft the shock of war have

... borne, Yet still they stand in sombre pride The guardian of the countryside, A monument of those dark days When Wallace trod Rynds' classic braes; But gentle peace reigns o'er each scene Where once the bloody sword did gleam. And flow'rs now clothe with rich array The paths where warrior feet did stray; The sun-dial by the Castle door Still stands just where it stood of yore. But now, alas ! ...

Published: Saturday 15 May 1897
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: FamilyNotice | Words: 437 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: poem