Love Poems – Page 2637

Rory O’More

Or, All for Good Luck
YOUNG Rory O’More courted Kathleen bawn,—
He was bold as a hawk, she as soft as the dawn; …

Samuel Lover English
Cooking and Courting

From Tom to Ned
DEAR Ned, no doubt you ’ll be surprised
When you receive and read this letter. …

Anonymous English
“Ca’ the yowes”

CA’ the yowes to the knowes, 1
Ca’ them whare the heather grows,
Ca’ them whare the burnie rows 2 …

Isabel Pagan English
The Siller Croun

“and ye sail walk in silk attire,
And siller hae to spare,
Gin ye ’ll consent to be his bride, …

Susanna Blamire English
“Duncan Gray cam’ here to woo”

Duncan Gray cam’ here to woo—
Ha, ha! the wooing o’t!
On blythe Yule night when we were fou— …

Robert Burns English
How to Ask and Have

“oh, ’t is time I should talk to your mother,
Sweet Mary,” says I.
“Oh, don’t talk to my mother,” says Mary, …

Samuel Lover English
Live in my Heart and Pay No Rent

’VOURNEEN, when your days were bright,
Never an eye did I dare to lift to you,
But now, in your fortune’s blight, …

Samuel Lover English
Widow Machree

Widow Machree, it ’s no wonder you frown,—
Och hone! Widow Machree;
Faith, it ruins your looks, that same dirty black gown,— …

Samuel Lover English
Widow Malone

Did you hear of the Widow Malone,
Ohone!
Who lived in the town of Athlone, …

Charles Lever English
I’m not Myself at all

Oh, I ’m not myself at all,
Molly dear, Molly dear!
I ’m not myself at all. …

Samuel Lover English