![]() The "Will you not stop to think of me" lyric may have inspired quite a few other items, e.g. But the Day version appears to have been corrupted by oral tradition it gives the last line as "That wrote these words for you" rather than ".for thee." That's obviously more typical of modern English, but it ruins the rhyme. ![]() This might hint that it is not traditional. NOTES : This appeared in the autograph book of Laura Day in 1891. ![]() 134, "(When rocks and hills divide us)" (1 short text, probably related to the following item, "When hills and plains depart us") Will you not stop to think of me."ĮARLIEST DATE: 1891 (Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore) When Rocks and Hills Divide Us When Rocks and Hills Divide Us DESCRIPTION: "When rocks and hills divide us, And you no more I see, Remember it was (Dennis), That wrote these lines for thee." "When the hills and plains depart (?) us, And my face you cannot see. ![]()
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