the posie
o luve will venture in where it daur na weel be seen,
o luve will venture in where wisdom ance has been;
but i will doun yon river rove, amang the wood sae green,
and a' to pu' a posie to my ain dear may.
the primrose i will pu', the firstling o' the year,
and i will pu' the pink, the emblem o' my dear;
for she's the pink o' womankind, and blooms without a peer,
and a' to be a posie to my ain dear may.
i'll pu' the budding rose, when phoebus peeps in view,
for it's like a baumy kiss o' her sweet, bonie mou
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