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⟨Thy⟩ handsome air, and graceful look,
Excels a clownish rogie;
⟨Thou'rt⟩ match for laird, or lord, or duke,
My charming Kath'rine Ogie.
Excels a clownish rogie;
⟨Thou'rt⟩ match for laird, or lord, or duke,
My charming Kath'rine Ogie.
⟨O ⟩were I but some shepherd swain;
To feed my flock beside thee,
⟨At⟩ bughting-time to leave the plain,
In milking to abide thee,
⟨I'd⟩ think myself a happier man,
With Kate, my club, and dogie,
⟨Than⟩ he that hugs his thousands ten,
Had I but Kath'rine Ogie.
To feed my flock beside thee,
⟨At⟩ bughting-time to leave the plain,
In milking to abide thee,
⟨I'd⟩ think myself a happier man,
With Kate, my club, and dogie,
⟨Than⟩ he that hugs his thousands ten,
Had I but Kath'rine Ogie.
⟨Then⟩ I'd despise the imperial throne,
And statesmen's dangerous station
⟨I'd⟩ be no king, I'd wear no crown,
⟨I'd⟩ smile at conquering nations;
⟨Might⟩ I caress, and still possess
This lass of whom I'm vogie;
⟨For⟩ these are toys, and still look less,
Compar'd wi' Kath'rine Ogie.
And statesmen's dangerous station
⟨I'd⟩ be no king, I'd wear no crown,
⟨I'd⟩ smile at conquering nations;
⟨Might⟩ I caress, and still possess
This lass of whom I'm vogie;
⟨For⟩ these are toys, and still look less,
Compar'd wi' Kath'rine Ogie.
⟨I fear⟩ the gods have not decreed
For me so fine a creature,
⟨Whose⟩ beauty rare makes her exceed
All other works of nature.
⟨Clouds⟩ of despair surround my love,
That are both dark and fogie:
For me so fine a creature,
⟨Whose⟩ beauty rare makes her exceed
All other works of nature.
⟨Clouds⟩ of despair surround my love,
That are both dark and fogie:
