Love

On the Rocks by Aberdeen

by Jean Ingelow 1820–1897

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II.

Love

On the rocks by Aberdeen,
Where the whislin' wave had been,
As I wandered and at e'en
Was eerie;

There I saw thee sailing west,
And I ran with joy opprest--
Ay, and took out all my best,
My dearie.

Then I busked mysel' wi' speed,
And the neighbors cried "What need?
'Tis a lass in any weed
Aye bonny!"

Now my heart, my heart is sair.
What's the good, though I be fair,
For thou'lt never see me mair,
Man Johnnie!

MLA

Ingelow, Jean. “On the Rocks by Aberdeen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ingelow/167/.

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Ingelow, Jean. “On the Rocks by Aberdeen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ingelow/167/.

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