205. Song—Go on Sweet Bird and Soothe my Care

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205. Song—Go on Sweet Bird and Soothe my Care by Robert Burns

 FOR thee is laughing Nature gay,
For thee she pours the vernal day;
For me in vain is Nature drest,
While Joy’s a stranger to my breast.

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