Where lay this wondrous thing;

   Sir William saw its beauteous form,

    All bright and glistering.

   The kinsman smiled on that fond lady,

    And he viewed it o'er and o'er.

   "'Tis a jewel of price," said that traitor then,

    "And worthy a prince's dower.

   "We'll bury the treasure where ne'er from the sun

    One ray of gladness shone,

   Where darkness and light, and day and night,

    And summer and spring are one:

   "Beneath the moat we'll bury it straight,

    In its box of the good oak-tree;

   And the cankered carle, John Highlandman,

    Shall never that jewel see."

   The kinsman took the casket up,

    And the lady looked over the wall:

   "If thou break that cup of grace, beware,

    The pride of our house shall fall!"

   The kinsman smiled as he looked above,

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