The poems and songs of William Hamilton of Bangour collated with the ms. volume of his poems, and containing several pieces hitherto unpublished; with illustrative notes, and an account of the life of the author. By James Paterson |
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THE YOUNG LADY'S ANSWER.
Your Laura's charms I cannot boast;
For beauty I ne'er was a toast;
I'm not remarkable for sense?
To wit I've not the least pretence.
For beauty I ne'er was a toast;
I'm not remarkable for sense?
To wit I've not the least pretence.
If gold and silver have the power
To charm, no thousands swell my dower;
No shining treasures I possess,
To make the world my worth confess.
To charm, no thousands swell my dower;
No shining treasures I possess,
To make the world my worth confess.
An honest, plain, good-natur'd lass,
(The character by which I pass),
I doubt will scarcely have the art
To drive your Laura from your heart.
(The character by which I pass),
I doubt will scarcely have the art
To drive your Laura from your heart.
But, Sir, your having been in love,
Will not your title to me prove:
Far nobler qualities must be
In him who's made for love and me.
Will not your title to me prove:
Far nobler qualities must be
In him who's made for love and me.
'Tis true, you can with ease impart
The dictates of your honest heart,
In plain good sense, from flatt'ry free:
But this alone won't answer me.
The dictates of your honest heart,
In plain good sense, from flatt'ry free:
But this alone won't answer me.
Once more peruse my lines with care;
Try if you find your picture there:
For by that test you'll quickly see,
If you're the man who's made for me.
Try if you find your picture there:
For by that test you'll quickly see,
If you're the man who's made for me.
Glasgow.
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