Auld lang syne

Is thy ſweet Heart now grown ſo cold, / that loving Breaſt of thine; / That thou canſt never once reflect / on Old long ſyne. / [Chorus] On Old long ſyne my Jo, / on Old long ſyne, / That thou canſt never once reflect, / on Old long ſyne.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind? / Should auld acquaintance be forgot, / And auld lang syne! / [Chorus] For auld lang syne my jo, / For auld lang syne, / We'll tak a cup of o' kindness yet for auld lang syne.

That "Auld Langsyne" had still its authority both with preceptor and scholar, was proved by the manner in which he sometimes promptly passed the distance she usually maintained between them, and put down her high reserve with a firm, quiet hand.

The "Grand Carver" of olden times, a functionary of no ordinary dignity, was pleased when he had a hare to manipulate, for his skill and grace had an opportunity of display. Diners à la Russe may possibly, erewhile, save modern gentlemen the necessity of learning the art which was in auld lang syne one of the necessary accomplishments of the youthful squire; but, until side-tables become universal, or till we see the office of "grand carver" once more instituted, it will be well for all to learn how to assist at the carving of this dish, which, if not the most elegant in appearance, is a very general favourite.

“I don’t see how we can make any return, unless you’ll be good enough to buy yourself a bit more tobacco.” / “My dear boy—if you’ll excuse me using such a word,” returned Bowcher, “I don’t want to rob you of your pocket money. If I’ve been any help to you—well, we’ll say it’s for ‘auld lang syne’.”

It is in ‘auld lang syne’ that we who are dead find our full despotic kingdom at last—that oneness of sway that even the truest, sweetest love can never assure us of while living.

He had to win Harper's respect on his own terms, on hers, even if that meant they were never more than old friends saying farewell for auld lang syne.