For there the Bruce had kneel'd,

And, half forgetful, look'd she down

On Falkirk's fatal field.

For ere to-morrow's sun shall set,

Stern Edward's self shall learn

A lesson pride may ne'er forget,

Where murmurs Bannockburn.

A voice is heard from Stirling's tower,

'Tis of that aged seer,

The lover leaves his lady's bower,