Highland Laddie (4)/Montelia's Charms
Montelia’s Charms.
When poets lavish all their store,
to paint a mistress gay;
They prove not how their souls adore
⟨but⟩ what their muse can say
Fame, the great object of their vows,
by varions names they woo;
And, while to beauty fancy bows,
their souls a breath pursue.
to paint a mistress gay;
They prove not how their souls adore
⟨but⟩ what their muse can say
Fame, the great object of their vows,
by varions names they woo;
And, while to beauty fancy bows,
their souls a breath pursue.
Me no such vain ambition moves———
ye bards, enjoy your fame!
My heart can simply say it loves,
and brave Montelia’s name
Montelia’s charms so far excel,
they make my soul their slave;
She’s more at least, than I can tell;
and all I wish to have!
ye bards, enjoy your fame!
My heart can simply say it loves,
and brave Montelia’s name
Montelia’s charms so far excel,
they make my soul their slave;
She’s more at least, than I can tell;
and all I wish to have!