Living
Impromptu On Carron Iron Works
From Poems and Songs, 1787
Living
We cam na here to view your warks,
In hopes to be mair wise,
But only, lest we gang to hell,
It may be nae surprise:
But when we tirl’d at your door
Your porter dought na hear us;
Sae may, shou’d we to Hell’s yetts come,
Your billy Satan sair us!
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Burns, Robert. “Impromptu On Carron Iron Works.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/176/.
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Burns, Robert. “Impromptu On Carron Iron Works.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/176/.
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