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... hear her charm the air . There's not a bonie flower that springs By fountain , shaw , or green , There's not a bonie bird that sings , But minds me o ' my Jean . II . John Anderson my Jo . I. JOHN ANDERSON 18 ROBERT BURNS . Of a' the Airts.
... hear her charm the air . There's not a bonie flower that springs By fountain , shaw , or green , There's not a bonie bird that sings , But minds me o ' my Jean . II . John Anderson my Jo . I. JOHN ANDERSON 18 ROBERT BURNS . Of a' the Airts.
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... , And I sae fu ' o ' care ? II . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird , That sings upon the bough : Thou minds me o ' the happy days When my fause Luve was true ! III . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird ROBERT BURNS . 21.
... , And I sae fu ' o ' care ? II . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird , That sings upon the bough : Thou minds me o ' the happy days When my fause Luve was true ! III . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird ROBERT BURNS . 21.
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... mind at peace with all below , A heart whose love is innocent ! 17. Oh ! Snatched Away in Beauty's Bloom . I. OH ! snatched away in beauty's bloom , On thee shall press no ponderous tomb ; But on thy turf shall roses rear Their leaves ...
... mind at peace with all below , A heart whose love is innocent ! 17. Oh ! Snatched Away in Beauty's Bloom . I. OH ! snatched away in beauty's bloom , On thee shall press no ponderous tomb ; But on thy turf shall roses rear Their leaves ...
Page 96
... mind To war and arms I fly . True : a new Mistress now I chase , The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield . Yet this inconstancy is such , As you too shall adore ; I could not love thee ...
... mind To war and arms I fly . True : a new Mistress now I chase , The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield . Yet this inconstancy is such , As you too shall adore ; I could not love thee ...
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... mind with all your toys ! Dwell in some idle brain , And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess , As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sunbeams , Or likest hovering dreams , The fickle pensioners of Morpheus ' train ...
... mind with all your toys ! Dwell in some idle brain , And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess , As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sunbeams , Or likest hovering dreams , The fickle pensioners of Morpheus ' train ...
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