229. Song-Anna, thy Charms. Burns, Robert. 1909-14. Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics

Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

229. Song—Anna, thy Charms


ANNA, thy charms my bosom fire,
And waste my soul with care;
But ah! how bootless to admire,
When fated to despair!

Yet in thy presence, lovely Fair,	5
To hope may be forgiven;
For sure ’twere impious to despair
So much in sight of heaven.