Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: To The Beautiful Miss Eliza J-N

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Robert Burns
To Dr. Maxwell
On Chloris

To The Beautiful Miss Eliza J-N

On her Principles of Liberty and Equality.

How, Liberty! girl, can it be by thee nam'd?
Equality too! hussey, art not asham'd?
Free and Equal indeed, while mankind thou enchainest,
And over their hearts a proud Despot so reignest.
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