| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909. | | | | County Guy | | By Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| | | AH! 1 County Guy, the hour is nigh, | |
| The sun has left the lea, | |
| The orange flower perfumes the bower, | |
| The breeze is on the sea. | |
| The lark his lay who thrilled the day | 5 |
| Sits hushed his partner nigh: | |
| Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour, | |
| But where is County Guy? | |
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| The village maid steals through the shade, | |
| Her shepherd’s suit to hear; | 10 |
| To beauty shy by lattice high, | |
| Sings high-born Cavalier. | |
| The star of Love, all stars above | |
| Now reigns o’er earth and sky; | |
| And high and low the influence know— | 15 |
| But where is County Guy? | |
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