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Come, Let Me Take Thee To My Breast
From Poems and Songs, 1793
Come, let me take thee to my breast,
And pledge we ne’er shall sunder;
And I shall spurn as vilest dust
The world’s wealth and grandeur:
And do I hear my Jeanie own
That equal transports move her?
I ask for dearest life alone,
That I may live to love her.
Thus, in my arms, wi’ a’ her charms,
I clasp my countless treasure;
I’ll seek nae main o’ Heav’n to share,
Tha sic a moment’s pleasure:
And by thy e’en sae bonie blue,
I swear I’m thine for ever!
And on thy lips I seal my vow,
And break it shall I never.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “Come, Let Me Take Thee To My Breast.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/424/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “Come, Let Me Take Thee To My Breast.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/424/.
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