Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)/Ayr (River)
AYR (RIVER)
17
Ayr, gurgling, kissed his pebbled shore,
O'erhung with wild woods, thickening green;
The fragrant birch and* hawthorn hoar
Twined amorous round the raptured scene.
18
Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes!
My peace with these, my love with those.
The bursting tears my heart declare;
Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.
Burns—The Banks of Ayr.