Poems and Songs of Robert Burnsby Robert Burns

The Poet's Reply To The Threat...

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The Libeller's Self-Reproof^[1]

     Rash 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!

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The Poet's Reply To The Threat...

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