The works of Allan Ramsay edited by Burns Martin ... and John W. Oliver [... and Alexander M. Kinghorn ... and Alexander Law] |
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To A fa[i]r Quaker in [the] Dumps
A Song/Tune/Blest as the Imortall
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Clear up My Marg'ret let nae carecast Clouds upon a face sae fair
Examine by thy light within
and be convincd it is a Sin
to Rob the warld of a these Charms
which evry wondring gazer warms
wha Ravishd canna think the[e] Less
than Angell in a Quaker's dress
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Thy Een that glance with sic a fireas might a Druid daisd inspire
with warmest wishes werna made
sae soon beneath a Gloom to fade
Thy Mouth and Breasts where charms contend
which Best shall Please a Trembling friend
Shoud ken nae grief nor pout nor pant
or ought to favour a Complaint
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O Margret Like the Friends abovewha have nae ither wealth but Love
dispise the dross dug frae the Hills
(with which the wretch his coffer fills)
and with a Love as pure as mine
within my arms with joy recline
recline thy Cheek upon my Heart
and bid farewell to Evry Smart
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I'll be to Thee if thou prove Truerefreshing as the morning Dew
Thou Like the Sun shall gar me rise
and a' the thoughts of Earth dispise
Thus Hov'ring oer the shaking Grove
a while the Pearly Liquids move
Till Beams with fuller ardures flame
and dew & Rays become the Same
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