Poem by Anonymous

Inscription on a Gravestone in the Churchyard of Melrose Abbey

THE EARTH goeth on the earth,
  Glistering like gold;
The earth goeth to the earth,
  Sooner than it wold;
The earth builds on the earth
  Castles and towers;
The earth says to the earth,
  All shall be ours.

1. The Hermitage
2. Scornfu' Nancy
3. Chevy-Chace
4. Now, Robin, Lend to Me Thy Bow
5. Gathering of Atholl

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