The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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TO JOHN M'MURDO
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TO JOHN M'MURDO
WITH SOME OF THE AUTHOR'S POEMS
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O, could I give thee India's wealth,As I this trifle send!
Because thy Joy in both would be
To share them with a friend!
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But golden sands did never graceThe Heliconian stream;
Then take what gold could never buy—
An honest Bard's esteem.
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