Living
Grace Before And After Meat
From Poems and Songs, 1793
Living
O Lord, when hunger pinches sore,
Do thou stand us in stead,
And send us, from thy bounteous store,
A tup or wether head! Amen.
O Lord, since we have feasted thus,
Which we so little merit,
Let Meg now take away the flesh,
And Jock bring in the spirit! Amen.
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Burns, Robert. “Grace Before And After Meat.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/408/.
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Burns, Robert. “Grace Before And After Meat.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/408/.
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