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The Nobleman is James, Fourteenth Earl of Glencairn.
Whose is that noble, dauntless brow? / And whose that eye of fire? / And whose that generous princely mien, / E'en rooted foes admire?
Stranger! to justly show that brow, / And mark that eye of fire, / Would take His hand, whose vernal tints / His other works admire.
Bright as a cloudless summer sun, / With stately port he moves; / His guardian Seraph eyes with awe / The noble Ward he loves.
Among the illustrious Scottish sons / That chief thou may'st discern, / Mark Scotia's fond-returning eye,- / It dwells upon Glencairn.