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Robert Burns
A Centenary Song, and other lyrics. By Gerald Massey
Massey, Gerald (1828-1907)
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ROBERT BURNS.
OLD HARLEQUIN PAM.
LOVE FOR ALL.
CHILDLESS.
FORGET-ME-NOTS.
ANOTHER VERSION.
IMPATIENCE.
GOING UNDERGROUND.
EPITAPH FOR A PAINTER OF STILL-LIFE.
MAZZINI.
PEGASUS IN HARNESS.
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Robert Burns
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IMPATIENCE.
To
see what gems lie hidden where it grows,
Would'st pluck the tree of life up by the root?
Wait till the unseen into flower blows;
Wait till the jewels hang in precious fruit.
Robert Burns