Social Commentaries
Complimentary Epigram On Maria Riddell
From Poems and Songs, 1793
Social Commentaries
“Praise Woman still,” his lordship roars,
“Deserv’d or not, no matter?”
But thee, whom all my soul adores,
Ev’n Flattery cannot flatter:
Maria, all my thought and dream,
Inspires my vocal shell;
The more I praise my lovely theme,
The more the truth I tell.
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Burns, Robert. “Complimentary Epigram On Maria Riddell.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/436/.
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Burns, Robert. “Complimentary Epigram On Maria Riddell.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/436/.
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