...stanza, which was quoted by Byron to grace his Bride of Abydos, is worth a thousand romances : — Had we never lov'd sae kindly ! Had we never lov'd...blindly ! Never met, or never parted, We had ne'er been broken hearted ! And Mrs Jameson remarks of them : — " They are the Alpha and Omega, of feeling,...

...that the following stanza, which was quoted by Byron to grace his Bride of Abydos, is worth a " I3ad we never lov'd sae kindly ! Had we never lov'd sae...blindly ! Never met, or never parted, We had ne'er been broken hearted t And Mrs Jameson remarks of them :—" They are the Alpha and Omega of feeling, and...

...I had almost said of all the poetry, of life : * Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted." How many have felt the wild surges of feeling heave with a calmer swell when they listened to the solemn...

...that that motto is " worth a thousand romances." " Had we never loved aae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted." There are traditions which connect Burns with the heroines of these bewitching songs. I envy no one...

...me. П1 ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy : But to вее her, was to love her ; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never lov'd sae kindlv, Had we never lov'd вае blindly, Never met — or never parted, \Ve had ne'er been broken-hearted....

...resist my Nancy ; But to see her was to love her ; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met or never parted, We had ne'er been broken hearted. Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest ! Thine...

...was to love her, Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. Pare thee weel, thou first and fairest ; Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest ; Thine be ilka joy...

...slumbering visions blest. END OF BOOK I. XIV. ABEN-KE Y. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met — or never parted — We had ne'er been broken-hearted ! • BURNS. NOTE. — The scene of the following Poem is laid in the Grove of the ALIIAMERA. The date...

...twinkle lights me; Dark despair around benights me. Had we never loved eae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met, or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted." Of the generous and true-hearted disposition of Clarinda, we shall possess a juster idea when we reflect...

...! " he says, with solemn air. Song. Ae fond Kiss. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. * I weigh the man, not his title ; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better. The Country...