A MOTHER'S LAMENT.
Nae tear fa's frae my een, Wulie, Nae tear fa's frae my een, : . , > . But my heart is sair for our winsome boy That smiled sac blithe yestreen^ , > O'tis a weary weird, Willie,' i That you an' memaundrie, To wander thro'this warld, and feel Our barn nae mair we'll see.^ I miss his merry laugh, Willie, ' Frae morn till e'enin* gray? .. I often see him yet, an' ween : ■■.-:'. He hasna gane away. . O miony a sweet wee flower, Willie, Smiles on the fairy lee' _. -■ . . t An' lang afore the gloamin' fa' Steeks up its: Baft blue ee'. Sac was it wi'. our boy> Willie,: ■ . Aye fu' o' love an' light, He shone like yonder stern, Willie, . On:the cludless browo' night. .. ... But_far ayontyon stern, Willie, . A. On cherubs lovin'breast^ v. ■ -' :' Our bonnie wee bit bairnie lies, ; In happy, peacefu* rest. • '-' ■ -
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Southland Times, Issue 1025, 21 September 1868, Page 3
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141A MOTHER'S LAMENT. Southland Times, Issue 1025, 21 September 1868, Page 3
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