LassOfCessnockBanks,The

lassofcessnockbanks,the注释标题thelassisidentifiedasellisonbegbie,aservantwench,daughterofa“farmerlang”.

asongofsimiles

tune—“ifhebeabutcherneatandtrim.”

oncessnockbanksalassiedwells;

couldidescribehershapeandmein;

ourlassesa'shefarexcels,

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

she'ssweeterthanthemorningdawn,

whenrisingphoebusfirstisseen,

anddew-dropstwinkleo'erthelawn;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

she'sstatelylikeyonyouthfulash,

thatgrowsthecowslipbraesbetween,

anddrinksthestreamwithvigourfresh;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

she'sspotlessliketheflow'ringthorn,

withflow'rssowhiteandleavessogreen,

whenpurestinthedewymorn;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

herlooksarelikethevernalmay,

whenev'ningphoebusshinesserene,

whilebirdsrejoiceoneveryspray;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

herhairislikethecurlingmist,

thatclimbsthemountain-sidesate'en,

whenflow'r-revivingrainsarepast;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

herforehead'sliketheshow'rybow,

whengleamingsunbeamsintervene

andgildthedistantmountain'sbrow;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

hercheeksarelikeyoncrimsongem,

theprideofallthefloweryscene,

justopeningonitsthornystem;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

herbosom'slikethenightlysnow,

whenpalethemorningriseskeen,

whilehidthemurm'ringstreamletsflow;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

herlipsarelikeyoncherriesripe,

thatsunnywallsfromboreasscreen;

theytemptthetasteandcharmthesight;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

herteetharelikeaflockofsheep,

withfleecesnewlywashenclean,

thatslowlymounttherisingsteep;

an'shehastwasparklingroguisheen.

herbreathislikethefragrantbreeze,

thatgentlystirstheblossom'dbean,

whenphoebussinksbehindtheseas;