elegyonthedeathofsirjameshunterblair thelampofday,with—illpresagingglare, dim,cloudy,sankbeneaththewesternwave th'inconstantblasthowl'dthro'thedark'ningair, andhollowwhistledintherockycave. loneasiwander'dbyeachcliffanddell, oncethelov'dhauntsofscotia'sroyarain ormus'dwherelimpidstreams,oncehallow'dwell, ormould'ringruinsmarkthesacredfane. th'increasingblastroar'droundthebeetlingrocks, thecloudsswift-wing'dflewo'erthestarrysky, thegroaningtreesuntimelyshedtheirlocks, andshootingmeteorscaughtthestartledeye. thepalymoonroseinthelivideast. and'mongthecliffsdisclos'dastatelyform inweedsofwoe,thatfranticbeatherbreast, andmix'dherwailingswiththeravingstorm wildtomyheartthefilialpulsesglow, 'twascaledonia'strophiedshieldiview'd: herformmajesticdroop'dinpensivewoe, thelightningofhereyeintearsimbued. revers'dthatspear,redoubtableinwar, reclinedthatbanner,erstinfieldsunfurl'd, thatlikeadeathfulmeteorgleam'dafar, andbrav'dthemightymonarchsoftheworld. “mypatriotsonfillsanuntimelygrave!” withaccentswildandliftedarmsshecried “lowliesthehandoftwasstretch'dtosave, lowliestheheartthatswell'dwithhonestpride. “aweepingcountryjoinsawidow'stear thehelplesspoormixwiththeorphan'scry thedroopingartssurroundtheirpatron'sbier andgratefulscienceheavestheheartfesigh! “isawmysonsresumetheirancientfire isawfairfreedom'sblossomsrichlyblow: butah!howhopeisbornbuttoexpire! relentlessfatehaslaidtheirguardianlow. “mypatriotfalls:butshallhelieunsung, whileemptygreatnesssavesaworthlessname? noeverymuseshalljoinhertunefuongue, andfutureageshearhisgrowingfame. “andiwilljoinamother'stendercares, thro'futuretimestomakehisvirtueslast thatdistantyearsmayboastofotherblairs!”— shesaid,andvanish'dwiththesweepingblast.