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An atheist's laugh 's a poor exchange For Deity offended!
Robert Burns
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Robert Burns
Age: 37 †
Born: 1759
Born: January 25
Died: 1796
Died: July 21
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Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.
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On Earth, Discord! A gloomy Heaven above, opening her jealous gates to the nineteen thousandth part of the tithe of mankind! And below, an inescapable & inexorable Hell, expanding its leviathan jaws for the vast residue of Mortals!
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The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the powerful.
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Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
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Look abroad through Nature's range, Nature's mighty law is change.
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God knows, I'm no the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be.
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Auld Nature swears the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O!
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Mankind is an unco squad And muckle he may grieve thee.
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His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar.
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Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever . . .
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Gin a body meet a body Coming thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body— Need a body cry?
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When Nature her great masterpiece designed,And framed her last, best work, the human mind,Her eye intent on all the wondrous plan,She formed of various stuff the various Man.
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Now's the day and now's the hour.
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Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!
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Once upon a Lammas Night When corn rigs are bonny, Beneath the Moon's unclouded light, I held awhile to Annie... The time went by with careless heed Between the late and early, With small persuasion she agreed To see me through the barley... Corn rigs and barley rigs, Corn rigs are bonny! I'll not forget that happy night Among the rigs with Annie!
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The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.
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And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair.
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Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
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The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie, For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary.
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