Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 437. Song—Thine am I, my faithful Fair |
| | | | | Tune—“The Quaker’s Wife.” |
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| THINE am I, my faithful Fair, | |
| Thine, my lovely Nancy; | |
| Ev’ry pulse along my veins, | |
| Ev’ry roving fancy. | |
| To thy bosom lay my heart, | 5 |
| There to throb and languish; | |
| Tho’ despair had wrung its core, | |
| That would heal its anguish. | |
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| Take away those rosy lips, | |
| Rich with balmy treasure; | 10 |
| Turn away thine eyes of love, | |
| Lest I die with pleasure! | |
| What is life when wanting Love? | |
| Night without a morning: | |
| Love’s the cloudless summer sun, | 15 |
| Nature gay adorning. | |
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