Quick on the ground her eyes were cast,
And now as quickly rais'd:
Her father haply that way paft,
On whom the trembling gaz'd.

Good ARDOLPH's eye his BIRTHA meets
With glances of delight;

And thus with courteous fpeech he greets
The young and graceful Knight;

"O gallant Youth, whoe'er thou art, "Thou art welcome to this place; "There's fomething rifes at my heart, "Which fays I've seen that face."

"Thou generous Knight" the youth rejoin'd, "Tho' little known to fame, "I truft I bear a grateful mind"Sir ELDRED is my name.

"Sir ELDRED?"-ARDOLPH loud exclaim'd, "Renown'd for worth and power?

"For valour and for virtue fam'd,

"Sir ELDRED OF THE BOWER?

"Now make me grateful, righteous Heaven, "As thou art good to me, "Since to my aged eyes 'tis given

"Sir ELDRED's fon to fee!

Then ARDOLPH caught him by the hand,

And gaz'd upon his face,

And to his aged bofom ftrain'd,

With many a kind embrace.

.

Again he view'd him o'er and o'er,
And doubted till the truth,
And ask'd what he had ask'd before,
Then thus addreft the youth:

pray,

"Come now beneath my roof I
"Some needful reft to take,
"And with us many a chearful day
"Thy friendly fojourn make."

He enter'd at the gate ftraitway
Some needful reft to take,

And with them many a chearful day
Did friendly fojourn make.

THE END OF THE FIRST PART.

SIR ELDRED OF THE BOWER,

A

LEGENDARY TALE.

PART II.

ONCE 'twas upon a Summer's walk,

The gaudy day was fied;

They cheated Time with chearful talk,
When thus Sir ARDOLPH faid:

"Thy father was the firmeft friend
"That e'er my being bleft?
"And every virtue Heaven could send,
Faft bound him to my breaft.

"Together did we learn to bear
"The cafque and ample shield;
"Together learn'd in many a war,
"The deathful fpear to wield.

"To make our union ftill more dear, "We both were doom'd to prove "What is moft fweet and most severe "In heart diffolving love.

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"The daughter of a neighbouring Knight "Did my fond heart engage;

"And ne'er did Heaven the virtues write "Upon a fairer page.

"His bofom felt an equal wound,
"Nor fighed we long in vain :
"One fummer's fun beheld us bound
"In Hymen's holy chain.

"Thou waft Sir ELDRED's only child,
"Thy father's darling joy;
"On me a lovely daughter fmil'd;
"On me a blooming boy.

"But man has woes, has clouds of care,
"That dim his ftar of life.
"My arms receiv'd the little pair,
"The earth's cold breath my wife.

"Forgive thou gentle Knight, forgive,
"Fond foolish tears will flow;
"One day like mine thy heart may have,

(6 And mourn its lot of woe.

"But grant, kind Heaven! thou ne'er may'st know "The pangs I now impart;

"Nor ever feel the deadly blow

"That rives a husband's heart.

"Befide the blooming banks of Tay, "My angel's ahes fleep;

"And wherefore fhould her ARDOLPH stay, 66 Except to watch and weep?