On reading, in a newspaper, the Death of J McLeod, Esq Brother to a Young Lady
Miss Isabella Mc-- a particular friend of the Author's. ----
Sad thy tale, thou idle page,
And rueful thy alarms;
Death tears the brother of her love
From Isabella's arms. ----
Sweetly deckt with pearly dew
The morning rose may blow;
But cold, successive, noontide blasts
May lay its beauties low. ----
Fair on Isabella's morn
The sun propitious smil'd;
But long ere noon, succeeding clouds
Succeeding hopes beguil'd. ----
Heaven Fate oft tears the bosom chords
That Nature finest strung:
So Isabella's heart was form'd,
And so her heart was wrung. ----
Were it in the Poet's power,
Strong as he shares the grief
That pierces Isabella's heart,
To give that heart relief!
Dread Omnipotence alone
Can heal the wound he gave;
Can point the grief-worn, brimful eyes
To scenes beyond the grave. ----
Virtue's blossoms there shall blow,
And fear no withering blast:
There Isabella's spotless worth
Shall happy be at last. ----
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Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/71
- Alt. number
- 3.6212
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/71
- Alt. number
- 3.6212
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
Description
'On reading, in a newspaper, the Death of J.McLeod, Esq. Brother to a Young Lady.'
Title continues "a particular friend of the Author's". The "Young Lady" being Miss Isabella McLeod. Begins. "Sad thy tale, thou idle page". 6 four-line verses. There is another copy of this in the Glenriddell MS Vol. 1
Archive information
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Robert Burns, collection of poems and songs
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- On reading, in a newspaper, the Death of J McLeod, Esq Brother to a Young Lady
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