The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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WHEREFORE SIGHING ART THOU, PHILLIS? |
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WHEREFORE SIGHING ART THOU, PHILLIS?
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Wherefore sighing art thou, Phillis?Has thy prime unheeded past?
Hast thou found that beauty's lilies
Were not made for ay to last?
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Know, thy form was once a treasure—Then it was thy hour of scorn!
Since thou then denied the pleasure,
Now 'tis fit that thou should'st mourn.
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