Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

212 . Song—Raving Winds Around her Blowing

RAVING winds around her blowing,

Yellow leaves the woodlands strowing,

By a river hoarsely roaring,

Isabella stray’d deploring—

“Farewell, hours that late did measure

Sunshine days of joy and pleasure;

Hail, thou gloomy night of sorrow,

Cheerless night that knows no morrow!

“O’er the past too fondly wandering,

On the hopeless future pondering;

Chilly grief my life-blood freezes,

Fell despair my fancy seizes.

“Life, thou soul of every blessing,

Load to misery most distressing,

Gladly how would I resign thee,

And to dark oblivion join thee!”