Love
The Bonie Wee Thing
From Poems and Songs, 1791
Love
Chorus.—Bonie wee thing, cannie wee thing,
Lovely wee thing, wert thou mine,
I wad wear thee in my bosom,
Lest my jewel it should tine.
Wishfully I look and languish
In that bonie face o’ thine,
And my heart it stounds wi’ anguish,
Lest my wee thing be na mine.
Bonie wee thing, &c.
Wit, and Grace, and Love, and Beauty,
In ae constellation shine;
To adore thee is my duty,
Goddess o’ this soul o’ mine!
Bonie wee thing, &c.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “The Bonie Wee Thing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/318/.
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Burns, Robert. “The Bonie Wee Thing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/318/.
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