Love

The Primrose Is Bonnie in Spring

by Robert Allan 1774–1841

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, vol. 2 (1855–57)

Love

The primrose is bonnie in spring,
And the rose it is sweet in June;
It 's bonnie where leaves are green,
I' the sunny afternoon.
It 's bonny when the sun gaes down,
An' glints on the hoary knowe;
It 's bonnie to see the cloud
Sae red in the dazzling lowe.

When the night is a' sae calm,
An' comes the sweet twilight gloom,
Oh! it cheers my heart to meet
My lassie amang the broom,
When the birds in bush and brake,
Do quit their blythe e'enin' sang;
Oh! what an hour to sit
The gay gowden links amang.

MLA

Allan, Robert. “The Primrose Is Bonnie in Spring.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/allan_r/4/.

Chicago

Allan, Robert. “The Primrose Is Bonnie in Spring.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/allan_r/4/.

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