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Robert Burns

A Centenary Song, and other lyrics. By Gerald Massey
Massey, Gerald (1828-1907)

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ROBERT BURNS.
 
OLD HARLEQUIN PAM.
 
LOVE FOR ALL.
 
CHILDLESS.
 
FORGET-ME-NOTS.
 
ANOTHER VERSION.
 
IMPATIENCE.
 
GOING UNDERGROUND.
 
EPITAPH FOR A PAINTER OF STILL-LIFE.
 
MAZZINI.
 
PEGASUS IN HARNESS.

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IMPATIENCE.

To see what gems lie hidden where it grows,
Would'st pluck the tree of life up by the root?
Wait till the unseen into flower blows;
Wait till the jewels hang in precious fruit.
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