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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

William Motherwell 1797-1835 John Bartlett

 
1
    I ’ve wandered east, I ’ve wandered west,
  Through mony a weary way;
But never, never can forget
  The luve o’ life’s young day!
          Jeannie Morrison. Stanza 1.
2
    ’T was then we luvit ilk ither weel,
  ’T was then we twa did part:
Sweet time—sad time! twa bairns at scule—
  Twa bairns and but ae heart. 1 
          Jeannie Morrison. Stanza 3.
3
    And we, with Nature’s heart in tune,
  Concerted harmonies.
          Jeannie Morrison. Stanza 8.
4
    Mournfully, oh, mournfully,
  The midnight wind doth sigh,
Like some sweet plaintive melody
  Of ages long gone by.
          The Midnight Wind.
 
Note 1.
See Von Münch-Bellinghausen, page 992. [back]