Love
The Libeller’s Self-Reproof
From Poems and Songs, 1787
Love
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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MLA
Burns, Robert. “The Libeller’s Self-Reproof.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/180/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “The Libeller’s Self-Reproof.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/180/.
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