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I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission.
Robert Burns
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Robert Burns
Age: 37 †
Born: 1759
Born: January 25
Died: 1796
Died: July 21
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Ah, gentle dames! it gars me greet To think how monie counsels sweet, How monie lengthened sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises.
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As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.
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