VII.

I'll tie the posie round, Wi' the silken band o' luve, And I'll place it in her breast, And I'll swear by a' above, That to my latest draught of life The band shall ne'er remove, And this will be a posie To my ain dear May.

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COUNTRY LASSIE.

Tune--"_The Country Lass._"

[A manuscript copy before me, in the poet's handwriting, presents two or three immaterial variations of this dramatic song.]