"AND ye sall walk in silk attire, And siller hae to spare, Gin ye'll consent to be his bride, Nor think o' Donald mair.: O, wha wad buy a silken goun Wi' a puir broken heart? Or what's to me a siller croun Gin frae my love I part? The mind whose meanest wish is pure Far dearest is to me, And ere I'm forced to break my faith, I'll lay me doun an' dee. For I hae vowed a virgin's vow My lover's fate to share, An' he has gi'en to me his heart, And what can man do mair? His mind and manners won my heart: He gratefu' took the gift; And did I wish to seek it back, It wad be waur than theft. The langest life can ne'er repay The love he bears to me, And ere I'm forced to break my faith, I'll lay me doun an' dee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RESOLUTION OF DEPENDENCE by GEORGE BARKER TO HIS MISTRESS; AN ODE by ANACREON ON SICK LEAVE, 1916 by HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG THE MAUSOLEUM by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN COMOS by ADRA CAROLINE BATCHELDER |