Robert Burns Quotes

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• My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with… Blest
• Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min? Acquaintance
• My heart 's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart 's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer. Chasing
• Your lines, I maintain it, are poetry, and good poetry.... Friendship... had I been so blest as to have met with you in time, might… Been
• The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your… Border
• As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious. Amazed
• His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar. Brass
• Nature's law, That man was made to mourn. Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! O Death, the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest… Best
• Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious. Blest
• Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victory! Now 's the day and… Aften
• Ah, gentle dames! it gars me greet To think how monie counsels sweet, How monie lengthened sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises. Advice
• I waive the quantum o' the sin, The hazard of concealing; But, och! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling! Concealing
• Some books are lies frae end to end. Book
• The landlord's laugh was ready chorus. Chorus
• An atheist's laugh 's a poor exchange For Deity offended! Atheist
• The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know And keenly felt the friendly glow And softer flame; But thoughtless follies laid… Felt
• I'm truly sorry man's dominion has broken Nature's social union. Broken
• Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil! Bold
• Good Lord, what is man! for as simple he looks, Do but try to develop his books and his crooks, With his depths and his… All
• Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever . . . Environmental

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