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 ( 4 ) I will leave baith my mammy and dad, and never will return But always ſigh and mourn, For my bonny bonny Highland lad.

The Pleasures of a Country Life. Free from noiſe and from ſtrife, In a ſweet country life, I could chuſe for to ſpend all my days, Where innocence reigns, Flocks cover the plains, And birds ſweetly echo the lay. So contented they'live, With what joys they receive. Tho' they've nothing but ground for their floor Juſt before the ſweet cot, So delightful the ſpot, Where the jeſſamine grows by the door. So early they riſe, Tranſported with joys, So contented their days paſs along, And if juſtly combin'd With a true hearted mind, To a wife whom all virtue belongs. Though homely their food, Their appetite's good, Blooming health in their cheeks do appear, Neither envy nor ſtrife With them can reſide, But happineſs ſhines through the year,