RASH 1 mortal, and slanderous poet, thy name
Shall no longer appear in the records of Fame;
Dost not know that old Mansfield, who writes like the Bible,
Says, the more 'tis a truth, sir, the more 'tis a libel!
More verses by Robert Burns
- Inscription On Mr. Syme's Crystal Goblet
- Mr. William Smellie: A Sketch
- Song—the Charms Of Lovely Davies
- Epistle To James Tennant Of Glenconner
- Epistle On J. Lapraik