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(300) Page 60 - Thou art gane awa frae me, Mary
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wa 'r«' me, Mj _ ryl Nor fri< nds nur I could make thee stay. Thorn hast
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What e'er he said,or might pretend,
That stole that heart of thine, Mary,
True lovc,lm siirc,was ne'er his end,
Or nae sir love as mine, Mary.
1 spoke sincere, nor flafter'd much,
Ha.) no tin-worthy thoughts, Mary;
\iiih?.f ion, -wealth, nor naefhing- sur h ;
\o, T lovd only thee, Mary.
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Tho'youve been false, yei -while I live
No other maid I'll -woo, Mary;
Till friends forget, and 1 forg-ive,
Thy wrongs to them and me, Mary.
So then,farewell, of this he sure.
Since you've been lalsc to me, Mary;
For all the -world, I'd not endure
Hall what I've done for tliee, Mary.

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