by Robert Burns The Banks O' Doon-Third VersionLines Sent To Sir John Whiteford, BartLament For James, Earl Of Glencairn The wind blew hollow frae the hills,
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Song. "If love were but a little thing —"Florence Earle CoatesIf love were but a little thing —
Strange love, which, more than all, is great —
One might not such devotion bring,
Early to…