Love

The Keekin’-Glass

by Robert Burns 1759–1796

From Poems and Songs, 1791

Love

How daur ye ca’ me howlet-face,
Ye blear-e’ed, withered spectre?
Ye only spied the keekin’-glass,
An’ there ye saw your picture.

MLA

Burns, Robert. “The Keekin’-Glass.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/351/.

Chicago

Burns, Robert. “The Keekin’-Glass.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/351/.

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