...fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I eae fu' o' care? Thou'll break my heart, thon bonnie bird That sings upon the bough; Thou minds me o' the...When my fause luve was true. Thou'll break my heart, thoubonnie bird, That sings beside thy mate; For sae I sat, and sae I sang, And wist na o' my fate....

...mingle itself with the sights and sounds of nature more touohingly than in "Ye flowery banks o' bonnie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae f u' o' care ? " Where is the wooing-match that for pointed hum5r and drollery can compare with that of Duncan Gray,...

...of care." The second version, which is considered the best, reads : — " Ye flowery banks o' bonnie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' of care ! " There cannot be a doubt which is the better verse, the more musical, the more finished....

...of the forest, With the dew and damp of meadows." — Longjdlmt. i fj " Ye flowery banks of bonnie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair, , :How can ye chant, ye little birds, •. And I sae fu' o' care.' "Who would seek or prize Delights that end in aching? Who would trust to ties That every hour are breaking?"...

...odors of the forest, With the dew and damp of meadows." —Longfellow. "Ye flowery banks of bonnie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair, How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sao fu' o' care." "Who would seek or prize —Burns. Delights that end in aching? Who would trust to...

...fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu" o' care ! Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings upon the bough; Thou minds me o' the...fause Luve was true. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings beside thy mate; For sae I sat, and sae I sang, And wist na o' my fate. Aft...

...Dumfries, where he died in 1796.] BONNIE DO ON. YE banks and braes o' bonnie Doon How can ye bloom sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care ! Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds me o' the happy days When my fause Luve was true....

...to Dumfries, where he died in r796.] BONNIE DOON. YE banks and braes o' bonnie Doon How can ye bloom sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care ! Thou'll breil: my heirt, thou bonnie bird That sings upon the bough; îhûu minds me i/ the happy days When...

...I will send my last song to Mr. Ballantine. Here it is." — Letter to John Ballantine, Esq., Ayr. YE flowery banks o' bonie Doon, How can ye blume sae...fair? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu1 o' care ! so fuu Thou' ll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds...

...fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care ! Tliou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds me o' the happy days When my fause L.uve was tree. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings beside thy mate ; For sae I sat, and sae...