{"id":153,"date":"2021-06-16T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/claudemckay\/?post_type=chapter&p=153"},"modified":"2022-02-03T08:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T13:55:56","slug":"to-clarendon-hills-and-h-a-h","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/chapter\/to-clarendon-hills-and-h-a-h\/","title":{"raw":"To Clarendon Hills and H. A. H.","rendered":"To Clarendon Hills and H. A. H."},"content":{"raw":"LOVED Clarendon hills,\r\nDear Clarendon hills,\r\nOh! I feel de chills,\r\nYes, I feel de chills\r\nCoursin' t'rough me frame\r\nWhen I call your name,[footnote]Speak of you[\/footnote]\r\nDear Clarendon hills,\r\nLoved Clarendon hills.\r\n\r\nWand'rin', wand'rin' far,\r\nWeary, wan'drin' far\r\n'Douten guidin' star,\r\nNot a guidin' star,\r\nStill my love's for you\r\nEver, ever true,\r\nThough I wander far,\r\nWeary wander far.\r\n\r\nH. A. H., my frien',\r\nEver cherished frien',\r\nI'll return again,\r\nYes, return again:\r\nThink, O think of me\r\nTossed on life's dark sea,\r\nH. A. H., my frien',\r\nDearest, fondest frien'.\r\n\r\nAh, dear frien ' o' mine,\r\nLove me, frien' o' mine,\r\nWid that love of thine\r\nPassin' love of womenkin',[footnote]2 Sam. i. 26[\/footnote]\r\nMore dan love of womenkin':\r\nClasp me to your breast,\r\nPillow me to rest,\r\nFait'ful frien' o' mine,\r\nTruest frien' o' mine.\r\n\r\nThough you may be sad,\r\nSorrowin' an' sad,\r\nNever min' dat, lad,\r\nDon't you min' dat, lad!\r\nLive, 0 live your life,\r\nTrample on de strife,\r\nThough you may be sad,\r\nAlways, always sad.\r\n\r\nLoved Clarendon hills,\r\nCherished frien' o' mine,\r\nOh, my bosom thrills,\r\nSoul an' body pine:\r\nTrough de wul' I rove,\r\nPinin' for your love,\r\nBlest Clarendon hills,\r\nDearest frien' o' mine.","rendered":"

LOVED Clarendon hills,
\nDear Clarendon hills,
\nOh! I feel de chills,
\nYes, I feel de chills
\nCoursin’ t’rough me frame
\nWhen I call your name,[1]<\/sup><\/a>
\nDear Clarendon hills,
\nLoved Clarendon hills.<\/p>\n

Wand’rin’, wand’rin’ far,
\nWeary, wan’drin’ far
\n‘Douten guidin’ star,
\nNot a guidin’ star,
\nStill my love’s for you
\nEver, ever true,
\nThough I wander far,
\nWeary wander far.<\/p>\n

H. A. H., my frien’,
\nEver cherished frien’,
\nI’ll return again,
\nYes, return again:
\nThink, O think of me
\nTossed on life’s dark sea,
\nH. A. H., my frien’,
\nDearest, fondest frien’.<\/p>\n

Ah, dear frien ‘ o’ mine,
\nLove me, frien’ o’ mine,
\nWid that love of thine
\nPassin’ love of womenkin’,[2]<\/sup><\/a>
\nMore dan love of womenkin’:
\nClasp me to your breast,
\nPillow me to rest,
\nFait’ful frien’ o’ mine,
\nTruest frien’ o’ mine.<\/p>\n

Though you may be sad,
\nSorrowin’ an’ sad,
\nNever min’ dat, lad,
\nDon’t you min’ dat, lad!
\nLive, 0 live your life,
\nTrample on de strife,
\nThough you may be sad,
\nAlways, always sad.<\/p>\n

Loved Clarendon hills,
\nCherished frien’ o’ mine,
\nOh, my bosom thrills,
\nSoul an’ body pine:
\nTrough de wul’ I rove,
\nPinin’ for your love,
\nBlest Clarendon hills,
\nDearest frien’ o’ mine.<\/p>\n

  1. Speak of you ↵<\/a><\/li>
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