The Works of The Ettrick Shepherd Centenary Edition. With a Memoir of the Author, by the Rev. Thomas Thomson ... Poems and Life. With Many Illustrative Engravings [by James Hogg] |
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To Miss Jane S---f.
I wasna sae soon to my bed yestreen;
What ail'd me I never could close an e'e?
Was't Chalmers's sherry that thrill'd ilka vein,
Or glamour yon gipsy has thrown upon me?
I'm certain twa een as bright I hae seen;
An' every perfection in every degree;
Can naebody sing like Jeanie yestreen,
That sleep's sae completely departed frae me?
What ail'd me I never could close an e'e?
Was't Chalmers's sherry that thrill'd ilka vein,
Or glamour yon gipsy has thrown upon me?
I'm certain twa een as bright I hae seen;
An' every perfection in every degree;
Can naebody sing like Jeanie yestreen,
That sleep's sae completely departed frae me?
It isna her een, where modesty beams,
Where sense an' guid nature apparent we see;
'Tis her sweet cherry lips, and her delicate form,
Have left an impression where it shouldna be.
No, that's not the thing: 'tis an elegant ease
Attending ilk action, though ever sae wee;
An' her sweet heavenly voice, sae to melody tuned,
It will ring in my lugs till the day that I dee.
Where sense an' guid nature apparent we see;
'Tis her sweet cherry lips, and her delicate form,
Have left an impression where it shouldna be.
No, that's not the thing: 'tis an elegant ease
Attending ilk action, though ever sae wee;
An' her sweet heavenly voice, sae to melody tuned,
It will ring in my lugs till the day that I dee.
It isna her een sae bonnie and blue,
Nor nae single beauty astonishes me;
But the hale o' the lassie arises to view,
As a model what womankind really may be.
Your love in a present I wadna' receive,
It wad mar sic a pure an' agreeable dream;
But only, if you think it prudent to give,
A shepherd, dear Jeanie, intreats your esteem.
Nor nae single beauty astonishes me;
But the hale o' the lassie arises to view,
As a model what womankind really may be.
Your love in a present I wadna' receive,
It wad mar sic a pure an' agreeable dream;
But only, if you think it prudent to give,
A shepherd, dear Jeanie, intreats your esteem.
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