One kind kiss before we part,

Drop a tear and bid adieu;

Though we sever, my fond heart

Till we meet shall pant for you.

Robert Dodsley (1703-1764): The Parting Kiss.

He turn'd him right and round about

Upon the Irish shore,

And gae his bridle reins a shake,

With, "Adieu for evermore, my dear,

And adieu for evermore."

Robert Burns (1759-1796): A' for our Rightfu' King.

Adieu! adieu! my native shore

Fades o'er the waters blue.

Lord Byron 1788-1824: Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Canto i. Stanza 13.

Adieu, she cried, and waved her lily hand.

John Gay (1688-1732): Sweet William's Farewell to Black-eyed Susan.

So sweetly she bade me adieu,

I thought that she bade me return.

William Shenstone (1714-1763): A Pastoral. Part i.