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Fortune Robert Burns Song Ae Fond Kiss Explore

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Robert Burns - Song (Ae Fond Kiss)

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Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,

While the star of hope she leaves him:

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• 'Fortune' non-grammatical capitalization + suggests the unimportance of the materialistic and financial relative to love

• Awareness that fortune won't sympathise with the speaker 

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