The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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CAN YE LOVE LOWLAND LASSIE |
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CAN YE LOVE LOWLAND LASSIE
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Can ye love lowland lassie the Tweed and the ForthCan ye love the high rock and the mountain a blea
Can ye bear like the winweed the blight o' the north
Then come Lowland Lassie for ever with me
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My dear Lowland Lassie o' gold I've no lackingMy bieldin stands firm on the ledges o' rock
A' covered wi' woodbine & theaked o'er wi brakin
A chair for yoursen and a corner for Jock
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My ain Lowland Lassie my dear Lowland LassieAs dear as the life light that beams in my e'e
The Bieldin stans high and the ocean luiks glossy
Come Lassie and live on the mountain wi me
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Can ye love Lowland Lassie the lad i' the plaidenCan ye love the low shielin by the side o' the hill
Can ye love me a Scotchman my ain bonny maiden
There the rock on its shieling is hanging there still
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The fierce Eagle builds his nest underneath itThe Heron and Falcon ne'er venture so high
No birds o' the small kind a' once ever seen it
'Twill make thee a nest love and keep us a dry
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Can ye love Lowland Lassie the rocks o' the glenAnd the shieling that hangs like a nest i' the air
There's a soucey fire and a chair for your own sen
And broo crum'd with Marigolds when ye get there
| The later poems of John Clare | |