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O'ER 7HE MUIR AMAJTG IHE HEATHER.
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Oor flic muir a_mang <hr hca_ther. O'er the muir a_matig flic hpa _ thcr?
.Says 1, my dear, whare is fliy hame .
In moor or 'fale-, p'ray,te II mo whether;
She says, I tenf thac flrrry flocks
That feed amano fhe blooming heather .
Orr the muir amang the- heather,
O'er the muir am a rig- flic heather;
She says, I font tliac'fleery Chirks
That feed amang flic bloominghcathcr !
Wc sat iff- down upon a hank,
Sac warm and sunny was the weather ;
She left her flocks at large to rove
Amano; the bonnic blooming heather.
Oct the mnir' amang the heather,
Ocr the mnir amang the heather,
S'hf left her Clocks at large to rove
Amang fhe bonnic blooming heather .
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"While thus we sat she sung' a sang,
Till echo rang a mile and farther,
And ay the hurden rfl the sang,
"Was, o'er fhe muir amang- the heather.
Oer the muir amang the' heather,
Ocr the- mnir amang the heather,
Anel ay fhe burden o' the sang
Was'.'ei'er the muir amang the heather''
She channel my heart, anel ay sinsyne ,
I could na think on ony ithcr;
By sea and sky! she shall be mine!
The bonnie lass amang the heather.
Oe-r the muir amang the heather,
tf'er.flic muir amang the heather;
By -sea and sky! she shall be mine!
* The bonnic lass amang the heather.