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The Poetry of Robert Burns

Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson

Burns, Robert (1759-1796)

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MISCELLANEOUS SONGS

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ELEGY ON STELLA

POEM ON PASTORAL POETRY

ON THE DESTRUCTION OF DRUMLANRIG WOODS

THE JOYFUL WIDOWER

WHY SHOULD WE IDLY WASTE OUR PRIME

THE TREE OF LIBERTY

ON THE ILLNESS OF A FAVOURITE CHILD

ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CHILD

ADDENDUM TO MALLY'S MEEK

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ON COMMISSARY GOLDIE'S BRAINS

Lord, to account who does Thee call,
Or e'er dispute Thy pleasure?
Else why within so thick a wall
Enclose so poor a treasure?