Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
AE fond kiss, and then we sever; | |
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever! | |
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee, | |
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee! | |
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Who shall say that Fortune grieves him | 5 |
While the star of hope she leaves him? | |
Me, nae cheerfu’ twinkle lights me, | |
Dark despair around benights me. | |
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I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy; | |
Naething could resist my Nancy; | 10 |
But to see her was to love her, | |
Love but her, and love for ever. | |
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Had we never loved sae kindly, | |
Had we never loved sae blindly, | |
Never met—or never parted, | 15 |
We had ne’er been broken-hearted. | |
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Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest! | |
Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest! | |
Thine be ilka joy and treasure, | |
Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure! | 20 |
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Ae fond kiss, and then we sever! | |
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever! | |
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee, | |
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee! | |