Can the fond mother from herself depart, Can she forget the darling of her heart, The little darling whom she bore and bred, Nursd on her knees and at her bosom fed? Churchill.Gotham, Book III.
The bridegroom may forget the bride Was made his wedded wife yestreen; The monarch may forget the crown That on his head an hour has been; The mother may forget the child That smiles sae sweetly on her knee; But Ill remember thee, Glencairn, And all that thou hast done for me! Burns.Lament for Glencairn.
For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being eer resignd; Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. Gray.Elegy, Verse 22.