Here's a Health to Ane I Lo'e Dear
written in 1796
Here's a Health to Ane I Lo'e Dear - fact Summary
Addressed to Jessy Lewars
This short, songlike lyric expresses affectionate, unfulfilled longing. The speaker repeatedly toasts the woman he loves, calling her sweetness the joy of lovers' meetings and their parting tears. Though he accepts that she "maun never be mine," he prefers the sweetness of despair to other worldly pleasures. Sleep and dreams provide temporary consolation, offering imagined closeness. The poem's simple refrain and direct address create a plaintive intimacy suited to recital or song, emphasizing feeling over narrative development.
Read Complete AnalysesHere's a health to ane I lo'e dear, Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear; Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet, And soft as their parting tear - Jessy. Although thou maun never be mine, Although even hope is denied; 'Tis sweeter for thee despairing, Than aught in the warld beside - Jessy. Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear, Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear; Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet, And soft as their parting tear - Jessy. I mourn thro' the gay, gaudy day, As, hopeless, I muse on thy charms; But welcome the dream o' sweet slumber, For then I am lockt in thy arms - Jessy. Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear, Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear; Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet, And soft as their parting tear - Jessy.
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