Poem by Richard Gall

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How sweet is the scene at the waking o' morning!
   How fair ilka object that lives in the view!
Dame Nature the valley an' hillock adorning,
   The wild-rose an' blue-bell yet wet wi' the dew.
How sweet in the morning o' life is my Anna!
   Her smiles like the sunbeam that glints on the lea;
To wander an' leave the dear lassie, I canna;
   Frae Truth, Love, an' Beauty, I never can flee.

O lang hae I lo'ed her, and lo'ed her fu' dearly,
   For saft is the smile o' her bonny sweet mou';
An' aft hae I read in her e'en, glancing clearly,
   A language that bade me be constant an' true.
Then ithers may doat on their gowd an' their treasure;
   For pelf, silly pelf, they may brave the rude sea;
To lo'e my sweet lassie, be mine the dear pleasure;
   Wi' her let me live, an' wi' her let me die. 

1. The Braes o' Drumlee
2. My Only Joy and Dearie, O'
3. Captain o' Kain
4. Louisa in Lochaber
5. The Bonnie Blink o' Mary's E'E

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