O Leave Novels.
By Robert Burns
Tune - "Mauchline belles." I. O leave novels, ye Mauchline belles, Ye're safer at your spinning-wheel; Such witching books are baited hooks For rakish rooks, like Rob Mossgiel. II. Your fine Tom Jones and Grandisons, They make your youthful fancies reel; They heat your brains, and fire your veins, And then you're prey for Rob Mossgiel. III. Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung, A heart that warmly seems to feel; That feeling heart but acts a part, 'Tis rakish art in Rob Mossgiel. IV. The frank address, the soft caress, Are worse than poison'd darts of steel; The frank address and politesse Are all finesse in Rob Mossgiel.
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