Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). True-Love, an Thou Be True. William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. 1909. The Book of Georgian Verse

William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909.

True-Love, an Thou Be True

By Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)


TRUE-LOVE, 1 an thou be true,
Thou hast ane kittle part to play,
For fortune, fashion, fancy, and thou
Maun strive for many a day.

I’ve kend by mony a friend’s tale,	5
Far better by this heart of mine,
What time and change of fancy avail,
A true love-knot to untwine.

Note 1. From The Bride of Lammermoor. [back]