Ephemerides; Or, Occasional Poems: Written in Scotland and South Africa

afar Africa ancient animal appeared arms band banks boors Border bound bowers breast bright Bushmen Caffers Cape carried cattle chief Christian close Colonists Colony Commando dark deep destroyed dreams Dutch fair fathers fear feelings fields fire flocks flowers forest frontier glen Government green hand haunt hear heard heart herds hills hopes horses Hottentot hour hunting kraal land leave less light lion lived locusts lone look lost Makanna means Missionary mountain native NOTES o'er once party pass peace plain plundered prey race remain rest river rock round savage says scenes Scottish seem'd seen sent Settlers side sigh SONG SONNET soon soul sound South spirit stream Stuurman sweet thee thou thought Travels tree tribes vale visited voice wake wandering White wild woods young