The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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TO JOHN SYME OF RYEDALE
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TO JOHN SYME OF RYEDALE
WITH A PRESENT OF A DOZEN OF PORTER
O had the malt thy strength of mind,Or hops the flavour of thy wit,
'Twere drink for first of human kind—
A gift that ev'n for Syme were fit.
Jerusalem Tavern, Dumfries
| The Poetry of Robert Burns | |