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 15 FAIREST OF TIE FAIR. O Nannie, wilt thou gang w' me, Nor sigh to leave the flaunting town Can silent glens have charms for thee, The lowly cot, and russet gown? Nae langer drest in silk and sheen, Nae langer deck'd wi' jewels rare, Say, canst thou quit each courtly scene, Where thou wert fairest of the fair ? O Nannie, when thou'rt far away, Wilt thou not cast a look behind? Say, canst thou face the parching ray, Nor shrink before the wintry, wind? O can that saft and gentlest mien, Severest hardships learn to bear, Nor sad, regret each courtly scene, Where thou wert fairast of the fair ? O Nannie, canst thou love so true, Thro' perils keen wi' me, to gae? Or when thy swain mishap shall rue, To share with him the pang of wae. And when invading pains befal, Wilt thou assume the nurse's care, Nor wishful those gay scenes recal, Where thou wert fairest of the fair? And when at last thy love shall die, Wilt thou receive his parting breath? Wilt thou repress each struggling sigh, And cheer with smiles the bed of death.