Social Commentaries

Epigram On The Laird Of Laggan

by Robert Burns 1759–1796

From Poems and Songs, 1793

Social Commentaries

When Morine, deceas’d, to the Devil went down,
’Twas nothing would serve him but Satan’s own crown;
“Thy fool’s head,” quoth Satan, “that crown shall wear never,
I grant thou’rt as wicked, but not quite so clever.”

MLA

Burns, Robert. “Epigram On The Laird Of Laggan.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/418/.

Chicago

Burns, Robert. “Epigram On The Laird Of Laggan.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/418/.

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