Classic Poem

THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNTESS OF ORKNEY'S BIRTH-DAY.

This DAY O BRIEN'S natal theme,
O RKNEY'S boast, and C ONWAY'S pride,
Showers from H YBLA swell the stream,
Exulted flows the honey'd tide.

Blest, truly blest, the bounteous DAY
That gave exalted Goodness birth,
That bids all Nature's realms be gay,
With plenty crowns the teeming earth.

Long may this DAY — this festive hour,
The Muse's annual voice employ;
Long K IRKWALL with delightful power
Fill thy filial breast with joy.