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On The Blank Leaf Of A Work By Hannah More. Presented By Mrs C----.

By Robert Burns

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Thou flattering work of friendship kind,         Still may thy pages call to mind                 The dear, the beauteous donor;         Though sweetly female every part,         Yet such a head, and more the heart,                 Does both the sexes honour.         She showed her taste refined and just,                 When she selected thee,         Yet deviating, own I must,                 For so approving me!                     But kind still, I'll mind still                         The giver in the gift;                     I'll bless her, and wiss her                         A Friend above the Lift.     Mossgiel, April, 1786.

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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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