Come Let Me Take Thee to My Breast
written in 1793
Come, let me take thee to my breast, And pledge we ne'er shall sunder; And I shall spurn, as vilest dust, The warld's wealth and grandeur: And do I hear my Jeanie own, That equal transports move her? I ask for dearest life alone That I may live to love her. Thus in my arms, wi' a thy charms, I clasp my countless treasure; I seek nae mair o' Heaven to share, Than sic a moment's pleasure: And by thy een, sae bonie blue, I swear I'm thine for ever! And on thy lips I seal my vow, And break it shall I never!
Come Let Me Take Thee to My Breast - fact Summary
Inspired by Jeanie Burns
Written in 1793, this short lyric is a straightforward love poem in which the speaker pledges lifelong devotion to a woman named Jeanie. He renounces worldly wealth and status, valuing a single moment of shared pleasure above material or even heavenly gain. The voice is intimate and urgent, focused on assurance and physical closeness—embrace, vows, and a sealed promise. The poem’s emotional core is the speaker’s insistence that his life’s purpose is to love her, making it a personal declaration rather than a philosophical meditation on love.
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