Robert Gilfillan

There's a hope for every woe,
And a balm for every pain,
But the first joys of our heart
Come never back again!

Robert Gilfillan (July 7, 1798 – December 4, 1850) was a poet and songwriter, born at Dunfermline, Scotland.

Quotes

• There's a hope for every woe,
  And a balm for every pain,
  But the first joys of our heart
  Come never back again!
  • The Exile's Song, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

External links

• Significant Scots: Robert Gilfillan