Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
64 . Fragment of SongMy Jean!
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Far as the pole and line,
Her dear idea round my heart,
Should tenderly entwine.
Tho’ mountains, rise, and deserts howl,
And oceans roar between;
Yet, dearer than my deathless soul,
I still would love my Jean.
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