| Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
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| Ae fareweil, alas, forever!
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| Deep in heartwrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
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| Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee.
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| Wha shall say that Fortune grieves him,
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| While the star of hope she leaves him?
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| Me, nae cheerfu twinkle lights me,
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| Dark despair around benights me.
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| I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy:
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| Naethin could resist my Nancy!
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| But to see her was to love her
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| Love but her, and love for ever.
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| Had we never loved sae kindly,
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| Had we never loved sae blindly,
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| Never met, or never pairted,
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| We had ne’er been broken-hearted.
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| Fare thee weill, thou first and fairest
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| Fare thee weill, thou best and dearest
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| Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
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| Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure |