The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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WHA IS THAT AT MY BOWER DOOR |
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WHA IS THAT AT MY BOWER DOOR
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‘Wha is that at my bower door?’‘O, wha is it but Findlay!’
‘Then gae your gate, ye 'se nae be here.’
‘Indeed maun I!’ quo' Findlay.
‘What mak ye, sae like a thief?’
‘O, come and see!’ quo' Findlay.
‘Before the morn ye'll work mischief?’
‘Indeed will I!’ quo' Findlay.
II
‘Gif I rise and let you in’—‘Let me in!’ quo' Findlay—
‘Ye'll keep me wauken wi' your din?’
‘Indeed will I!’ quo' Findlay.
‘In my bower if ye should stay’—
‘Let me stay!’ quo' Findlay—
‘I fear ye'll bide till break o' day?’
‘Indeed will I!’ quo' Findlay.
III
‘Here this night if ye remain’—‘I'll remain!’ quo' Findlay—
‘I dread ye'll learn the gate again?’
‘Indeed will I!’ quo' Findlay.
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(‘Let it pass!’ quo' Findlay!)
‘Ye maun conceal till your last hour’—
‘Indeed will I!’ quo' Findlay.
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