A. H. Laidlaw Sweet Poems
- 1. The American Girls
Yes! The land we love
Is a land of pretty girls,
In grand variety;
With their many colored eyes
... - 2. Black Eyes
The Blue Eye will do if the courting is through
And the way of the marriage is sunny,
And it helps in the fun till the sweet life is done
If the girl brings a mint of good money.
... - 3. The American Girl
The maid for man to love,
All other forms above,
Is she whose home adorns the loam of this fair land of mine:
American in sire,
... - 4. Gif A Lassie Spurn A Laddie
Gif a lassie spurn a laddie
Wi' her needless Nays,
Thraves will pet the hapless plaidie
Wi' their loving ways;
... - 5. Weep Not For Him
Weep not for him who, in the battle dying,
Lives in the lays of those he sought to save;
Weep not for him who on the cold turf lying,
Finds in his native land a patriot's grave;
... - 6. Maiden Knickerbocker And The Gallant Captain Pickwick
MAIDEN.
O my gallant Captain, whither and away?
Know'st thou Jersey Pirates smuggle in the bay?
... - 7. The Dying Soldier To The Nightingale
I plead with tears to thee,
Sweet warbler of the shade,
Breathe not such strains to me,
The sweetest ever made.
... - 8. It Is Time To Begin To Conclude.
Ye Parsons, desirous all sinners to save,
And to make each a prig or a prude,
If two thousand long years have not made us behave,
It is time you began to conclude.
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