Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79. | | | | Dee, the River | | On the Banks of the Dee | | Anonymous |
| | | THE MOON had climbed the highest hill | |
| That rises o’er the banks of Dee, | |
| And from her farthest summit poured | |
| Her silver light o’er tower and tree, | |
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| When Mary laid her down to sleep, | 5 |
| Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea, | |
| And soft and low a voice she heard, | |
| Saying, “Mary, weep no more for me.” | |
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| She from her pillow gently raised | |
| Her head, to see who there might be; | 10 |
| She saw young Sandy shivering stand, | |
| With pallid cheek and hollow ee. | |
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| “O Mary dear, cold is my clay; | |
| It lies beneath the stormy sea; | |
| The storm is past, and I ’m at rest; | 15 |
| So, Mary, weep no more for me.” | |
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| Loud crew the cock; the vision fled; | |
| No more young Sandy could she see; | |
| But soft a parting whisper said, | |
| “Sweet Mary, weep no more for me.” | 20 | | | |
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