Awa ye selfish, war'ly race,
Wha think that havins, sense, an' grace,
Ev'n love an' friendship should give place
To catch-the-plack!
(Epistle On J. Lapraik)
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That crimson rose, how sweet and fair;
But love is far a sweeter flower,
Amid life's thorny path o' care.
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By night, by day, a-field, at hame,
The thoughts o' thee my breast inflame:
And aye I muse and sing thy name-
I only live to love thee.
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Burning the nuts is a favorite charm.
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O Thou whose very self art love!
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But, oh fell death's untimely frost That nipt my flower sae early.
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