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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns/Song ('Anna, thy charms my bosom fire')

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109719The Poetical Works of Robert Burns — Song ('Anna, thy charms my bosom fire')Robert Burns (1759-1796)

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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,To hope may be forgiven;For sure, 'twere impious to despairSo much in sight of heaven.