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Fare Thee Weel Thou Robert Burns Song Ae Fond Kiss

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Robert Burns - Song (Ae Fond Kiss)

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Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest!

Fare-thee-weel, thou best and dearest!

Thine be ilka joy and treasure,

Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure!

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•Note in general: 'thee' is passive (object - verb done to them) and 'thou' is active (subject performing the verb)

•As the poem progresses he becomes increasingly passionate as he shifts from 'was' past tense stanza 2 to future => is he resigned and coming to terms with this, leaving it on a sweet note?

•Use of the superlative praise - she matches his romanticist ideals 

•ilka => each other

•last line abstract nouns

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