The Marchioness of Lorn.
Written on the marriage of the Lady Elizabeth Gower to the Marquis of Lorn, July 31, 1844.
Again, glad Marriage bells are ringing!
Sounds of joy each breeze is bringing:
Banished hence, be grief and care;
The Gower hath wed with Campbell's heir!
True loving hearts, and noble hands
Are joined in holy wedlock's bands.
Again, from Trentham's Ducal Tree,
Scotland, a branch we give to thee!
Son of the mighty Campbell's race,
Thou 'rt welcome in thy pride of place;
In proof of which, is given thee,
In all its native purity,
A priceless pearl! a costly gem!
Would grace a royal diadem!
A heart where only virtues live—
This, Marquis, is the Gem we give!
And, now, uprouse the joyous strain,
Let only mirth and pleasure reign.
Raise high your goblets fill'd with wine;
The Thistle and the Rose entwine:
May their bright path be strewn with flowers,
Their life one round of blissful hours;
May heaven's blessing e'er betide
"The Campbell" and his lovely Bride!
