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Scottish Poetry
The Flowers Of The Forest

The lady who wrote this haunting song of national sorrow was the daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot of Minto, Lord Justice-clerk of Scotland. She died in 1805. It is said that, fo...
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Marilyn Sloper
The emotion really comes through these verses. I'd say the dear lady wrote a very fine ballad, indeed.