APoet'sWelcomeToHisLove-BegottenDaughter

apoet'swelcometohislove-begottendaughter注释标题burnsneverpublishedthispoem.

thefirstinstancethatentitledhimto

thevenerableappellationoffather

thou'swelcome,wean;mishanterfa'me,

ifthoughtso'thee,oryetthymamie,

shalleverdauntonmeoraweme,

mybonielady,

orifiblushwhenthoushaltca'me

tytaordaddie.

tho'nowtheyca'mefornicator,

an'teasemynameinkintryclatter,

themairtheytalk,i'mkentthebetter,

e'enletthemclash;

anauldwife'stongue'safecklessmatter

togieanefash.

welcome!mybonie,sweet,weedochter,

tho'yecomehereaweeunsoughtfor,

andtho'yourcomin'ihaefoughtfor,

baithkirkandqueir;

yet,bymyfaith,ye'renounwroughtfor,

thatishallswear!

weeimageo'myboniebetty,

asfatherlyikissanddautthee,

asdear,andnearmyheartisetthee

wi'asgudewill

asa'thepriestshadseenmegetthee

that'souto'hell.

sweetfruito'monyamerrydint,

myfunnytoilisnowa'tint,

sin'thoucametothewarl'asklent,

whichfoolsmayscoffat;

inmylastplackthypart'sbein't

thebetterha'fo't.

tho'ishouldbethewaurbestead,

thou'sbeasbrawandbienlyclad,

andthyyoungyearsasnicelybred

wi'education,

asonybrato'wedlock'sbed,

ina'thystation.

lordgrantthatthoumayayeinherit

thymither'sperson,grace,an'merit,

an'thypoor,worthlessdaddy'sspirit,

withouthisfailins,

'twillpleasememairtoseetheeheirit,

thanstockitmailens.

forifthoubewhatiwadhaethee,

andtakthecounselishallgiethee,

i'llneverruemytroublewi'thee,

thecostnorshameo't,

butbealovingfathertothee,