Social Commentaries
Extempore Reply To An Invitation
From Poems and Songs, 1793
Social Commentaries
The King’s most humble servant, I
Can scarcely spare a minute;
But I’ll be wi’ you by an’ by;
Or else the Deil’s be in it.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “Extempore Reply To An Invitation.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/406/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “Extempore Reply To An Invitation.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/406/.
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