[160] Der sterbende Douglas.
(Schlacht bei Langside. 1568)
Die Heere stießen an einander; der Tag ist heiß, der Himmel finster,
Vom Hufschlag dröhnt weithin die Haide, roth tropft der Thau vom schwarzen Ginster...
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From “Marmion,” Canto VI.
NOT far advanced was morning day,
When Marmion did his troops array
To Surrey’s camp to ride;
He had safe-conduct for his band,
Beneath the royal seal and hand,
And Douglas gave a guide:
The ancient Earl, with stately grace,
Would Clara on her palfrey place,
And whispered in an undertone,... -
[This ballad exists in Denmark, and in other European countries. The Scotch point out Blackhouse, on the wild Douglas Burn, a tributary of the Yarrow, as the scene of the tragedy.]
“RISE up, rise up, now, Lord Douglas,” she says,
“And put on your armor so bright;
Let it never be said, that a daughter of thine
Was married to a lord under night.“...