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THE BARD.
The Bard strikes his harp the wild valleys amang,
Whare the tall aiken trees spreading leafy appear,
While the murmuring breeze mingles sweet wi' his sang
An' wafts the saft notes till they die on the ear:
But Mary, whase presence sic transport conveys,
Whase beauties my moments o' pleasure control,
On the strings o' my heart ever wantonly plays,
An' each languishing note is a sigh frae my soul!
Whare the tall aiken trees spreading leafy appear,
While the murmuring breeze mingles sweet wi' his sang
An' wafts the saft notes till they die on the ear:
But Mary, whase presence sic transport conveys,
Whase beauties my moments o' pleasure control,
On the strings o' my heart ever wantonly plays,
An' each languishing note is a sigh frae my soul!
Her breath is as sweet as the sweet-scented brier,
That blossoms an' blaws in yon wild lanely glen;
Whan I view her fair form, which nae mortal can peer
A something o'erpowers me I dinna weel ken.
What sweetness her snawy white bosom displays!
The blink o' her bonny black e'e wha can thole!
On the strings o' my heart she bewitchingly plays,
An' each languishing note is a sigh frae my soul!
That blossoms an' blaws in yon wild lanely glen;
Whan I view her fair form, which nae mortal can peer
A something o'erpowers me I dinna weel ken.
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The blink o' her bonny black e'e wha can thole!
On the strings o' my heart she bewitchingly plays,
An' each languishing note is a sigh frae my soul!
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