The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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ON WILLIAM SMELLIE |
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ON WILLIAM SMELLIE
Crochallan came:
The old cock'd hat, the brown surtout the same;His grisly beard just bristling in its might
('Twas four long nights and days to shaving-night);
His uncomb'd, hoary locks, wild-staring, thatch'd
A head for thought profound and clear unmatch'd;
Yet, tho' his caustic wit was biting rude,
His heart was warm, benevolent, and good.
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