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Mark Yonder Pomp.

By Robert Burns

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Tune - "Deil tak the wars." I.         Mark yonder pomp of costly fashion             Round the wealthy, titled bride:         But when compar'd with real passion,             Poor is all that princely pride.                 What are the showy treasures?                 What are the noisy pleasures?         The gay gaudy glare of vanity and art:                 The polish'd jewel's blaze                 May draw the wond'ring gaze,                 And courtly grandeur bright                 The fancy may delight,         But never, never can come near the heart. II.         But did you see my dearest Chloris             In simplicity's array;         Lovely as yonder sweet opening flower is,             Shrinking from the gaze of day;                 O then the heart alarming,                 And all resistless charming,         In Love's delightful fetters she chains the willing soul!                 Ambition would disown                 The world's imperial crown,                 Even Avarice would deny                 His worship'd deity,         And feel thro' every vein Love's raptures roll.

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About Robert Burns

Robert Burns (1759–1796) was Scotland's national poet, celebrated worldwide on Burns Night. He wrote in Scots and English, producing poems like "Auld Lang Syne," "A Red, Red Rose," and "To a Mouse," championing democratic values and the dignity of common people.

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