Living
Fragment On Sensibility
From Poems and Songs, 1786
Living
Rusticity’s ungainly form
May cloud the highest mind;
But when the heart is nobly warm,
The good excuse will find.
Propriety’s cold, cautious rules
Warm fervour may o’erlook:
But spare poor sensibility
Th’ ungentle, harsh rebuke.
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Burns, Robert. “Fragment On Sensibility.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/142/.
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Burns, Robert. “Fragment On Sensibility.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/142/.
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