History & Politics
On Politics
From Poems and Songs, 1793
History & Politics
In Politics if thou would’st mix,
And mean thy fortunes be;
Bear this in mind,—be deaf and blind,
Let great folk hear and see.
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Burns, Robert. “On Politics.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/388/.
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Burns, Robert. “On Politics.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/388/.
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