Song有ovely young Jessie
True hearted was he, the sad swain oﾂ the Yarrow,
And fair are the maids on the banks of the Ayr;
But by the sweet side oﾂ the Nithﾂ痴 winding river,
Are lovers as faithful, and maidens as fair:
To equal young JESSIE seek Scotland all over;
To equal young JESSIE you seek it in vain,
Grace, beauty, and elegance, fetter her lover,
And maidenly modesty fixes the chain.
O, fresh is the rose in the gay, dewy morning,
And sweet is the lily, at evening close;
But in the fair presence oﾂ lovely young Jessie,
Unseen is the lily, unheeded the rose.
Love sits in her smile, a wizard ensnaring;
Enthronﾂ壇 in her een he delivers his law:
And still to her charms SHE alone is a stranger;
Her modest demeanourﾂ痴 the jewel of aﾂ.
Poems by Robert Burns
