Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79. | | | | Crockston (Crookston, Cruxtoun) | | Crookston Castle | | John Wilson (1720–1789) |
| | | BY Crookston Castle waves the still green yew, | |
| The first that met the royal Mary’s view, | |
| When, bright in charms, the youthful princess led | |
| The graceful Darnley to her throne and bed: | |
| Embossed in silver, now its branches green | 5 |
| Transcend the myrtle of the Paphian queen. | |
| But dark Langside, from Crookston viewed afar, | |
| Still seems to range in pomp the rebel war; | |
| Here, when the moon rides dimly through the sky, | |
| The peasant sees broad dancing standards fly, | 10 |
| And one bright female form, with sword and crown, | |
| Still grieves to view her banners beaten down. | | | | |
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