Angus Fletcher

“ Glendaruel, one of the richest and prettiest valleys in Scotland, forms the parish of Kilmodan, in Cowal; and is generally called, by way of pre-eminence, The Glen. The river Ruel winds slowly and beautifully through its whole length. ”

“ Lassie wi’ the raven locks.
[A. Fletcher, schoolmaster, Dunoon, Argyleshire.—Tune, "Lassie wi' the lint-white locks."]
⁠Lassie wi' the raven locks,
⁠Charming lassie, Highland lassie;
⁠Gladly wad I tend thy flocks,
⁠Bonnie Highland Mary, O.
Where Echaig Joins the briny tide,
And Cowal's hills spread far and wide,
Alang the winding banks o' Clyde,
⁠I met wi' Highland Mary, O.
⁠Lassie wi", &c.
Her foot sae neatly mark'd the sand,
An' gently waved her lily hand,
As, slow, she traced the sea-beat strand,
⁠The lovely Highland Mary, O.
⁠Lassie wi', &c. ”

“ I'd shield her sae fondly frae sna', win', an' rain;
And, nightly, this bosom her pillow wad be:—
Poor Mary, I fear, is unhappy—like me.
Detraction and malice—society's pest!
I know 'tis your venom that pains her pure breast ”