A Health to Ane I Loe Dear

Chorus

Here’s a health to ane I loe dear,Here’s a health to ane I loe dear;Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet,And soft as their parting tear—Jessy.4

Altho’ thou maun never be mine,Altho’ even hope is denied;’Tis sweeter for thee despairing,Than ought in the world beside—Jessy.

Chorus

Here’s a health to ane I loe dear,Here’s a health to ane I loe dear;Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet,And soft as their parting tear—Jessy.12

I mourn thro’ the gay, gaudy day,As hopeless I muse on thy charms;But welcome the dream o’ sweet slumber,For then I am lockt in thine arms—Jessy.

Chorus

Here’s a health to ane I loe dear,Here’s a health to ane I loe dear;Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet,And soft as their parting tear—Jessy.20

I guess by the dear angel smile,I guess by the love-rolling e’e;But why urge the tender confession,’Gainst Fortune’s fell, cruel decree?—Jessy.

Chorus

Here’s a health to ane I loe dear,Here’s a health to ane I loe dear;Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet,And soft as their parting tear—Jessy.28