THOU greybeard, old Wisdom! may boast of thy treasures;
Give me with young Folly to live;
I grant thee thy calm-blooded, time-settled pleasures,
But Folly has raptures to give.
More verses by Robert Burns
- Song—it Was A' For Our Rightfu' King
- Epistle To Dr. Blacklock
- Song—crowdie Ever Mair
- Epigram Addressed To An Artist
- Inscription At Friars' Carse Hermitage