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　　1771-1779

　　Song—Handsome Nell 注释标题 The first of my performances.—R. B.

　　Tune—“I am a man unmarried.”

　　Once I lov'd a bonie lass,

　　Ay, and I love her still;

　　And whilst that virtue warms my breast,

　　I'll love my handsome Nell.

　　As bonie lasses I hae seen,

　　And mony full as braw;

　　But, for a modest gracefu' mein,

　　The like I never saw.

　　A bonie lass, I will confess,

　　Is pleasant to the e'e;

　　But, without some better qualities,

　　She's no a lass for me.

　　But Nelly's looks are blythe and sweet,

　　And what is best of a',

　　Her reputation is complete,

　　And fair without a flaw.

　　She dresses aye sae clean and neat,

　　Both decent and genteel;

　　And then there's something in her gait

　　Gars ony dress look weel.

　　A gaudy dress and gentle air

　　May slightly touch the heart;

　　But it's innocence and modesty

　　That polishes the dart.

　　'Tis this in Nelly pleases me,

　　'Tis this enchants my soul;

　　For absolutely in my breast

　　She reigns without control. Poems and Songs of Robert Burns