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BY AUGHNA BRAE by AGNES ITA HANRAHAN

First Line: I MIND THE BURN; I MIND THE BRAE
Last Line: THON SPIRE BY AUGHNA BRAE!
Subject(s): CHURCHES; MEMORY; PRAYER; SABBATH; CATHEDRALS; SUNDAY;

I mind the burn; I mind the brae;
I mind the church an' spire!
An' och! our Sunday-ribboned hair—
An' us aroun' the fire!

The church had rainbow-windies, sure,—
Green glass an' rosy-white—
We said the sun come peepin' in
To watch the taper-light!

But, och! if only I could mind
Jist how wee childer pray—
I'd quit my strivin' to forget
Thon spire by Aughna Brae!



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