Tho' life's gay scenes delight no more,
Still much is left behind,
Still rich art thou in nobler store,
The comforts of the Mind. ----
Thine is the self-approving glow,
On conscious Honor's part:
And
Still much is left behind,
Still rich art thou in nobler store,
The comforts of the Mind. ----
Thine is the self-approving glow,
On conscious Honor's part:
And
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/57
- Alt. number
- 3.6198
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Lorimer, Jean
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/57
- Alt. number
- 3.6198
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Lorimer, Jean
Description
Second unidentified 'Chloris' verse. Begins "Tho' life's gay scenes delight no more". One six-line verse.
This short fragment is found on the reverse of manuscript 3.6197 On Chloris requesting me to give her a spray of a sloe-thorn in full blossom. The seven lines appear to be a work in progress.
Archive information
Themes
Hierarchy
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Robert Burns, collection of poems and songs
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a sub-fonds is a subdivision in the archival material)
- Second unidentified 'Chloris' verse
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