Living
On Hearing It Asserted Falsehood Is Expressed In The Rev. Dr. Babington’s Very Looks
From Poems and Songs, 1794
Living
That there is a falsehood in his looks,
I must and will deny:
They tell their Master is a knave,
And sure they do not lie.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “On Hearing It Asserted Falsehood Is Expressed In The Rev. Dr. Babington’s Very Looks.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/470/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “On Hearing It Asserted Falsehood Is Expressed In The Rev. Dr. Babington’s Very Looks.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/470/.
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