Altho' he has Left Me by Robert Burns
The speaker's luver has left them for siller; they dinna envy his gains and wad rather bear their sorrow than hae been faithless to him.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Love Poetry, Lyric Poetry · 54 words
First lines
Altho' he has left me for greed o' the siller, / I dinna envy him the gains he can win; / I rather wad bear a' the lade o' my sorrow, / Than ever hae acted sae faithless to him.
Genres
- Love Poetry — The speaker grieves for a luver wha left for siller, yet wad rather suffer than hae betrayed him.
- Lyric Poetry — Fower lines gie the speaker's ain sorrow and refusal to envy the departed luver's gains.
Tags
forsaken luve · siller · sorrow · faithfulness
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Genres: Love Poetry, Lyric Poetry
- Length: 54 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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