The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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TO AN ARTIST
Dear ------, I'll gie ye some advice,You'll tak it no uncivil:
You shouldna paint at angels, man,
But try and paint the Devil.
To paint an angel's kittle wark,
Wi' Nick there's little danger:
You'll easy draw a lang-kent face,
But no sae weel a stranger.
R. B.
| The Poetry of Robert Burns | |