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The Braes of Balquither (1817, Edinburgh)/The Happy Pair

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This is the first stanza only of a longer piece called 'The Happy Marriage'.

4722948The Braes of Balquither — The Happy PairAnonymous
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THE HAPPY PAIR.

How blest has my time been? What joys have I known,Since Wedlocks soft bondage made Jessy my own?So joyful my heart is, so easy my chain;That freedom is tasteless, and roving a pain.Tasteless, and roving a pain.

FINIS.

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