Quote #59

Now a' is done that men can do, And a' is done in vain.

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  1. It was a' for our rightfu' King We left fair Scotland's strand.
  2. He turn'd him right and round about Upon the Irish shore; And gae his bridle reins a shake, With adieu forevermore, My dear- And adieu fore…
  3. But to see her was to love her; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met-o…
  4. John Anderson, my jo, John, When we were first acquent, Your locks were like the raven, Your bonie brow was brent; But now your brow is bel…
  5. Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae farewell, alas, forever!
  6. My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; A-chasing the wild deer, and following …
  7. Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure Thrill the deepest notes of woe.
  8. Where sits our sulky, sullen dame, Gathering her brows like gathering storm, Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.

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