Living
Lines sent with a Present of a Dozen of Porter
From Poems and Songs, 1795
Living
O had the malt thy strength of mind,
Or hops the flavour of thy wit,
’Twere drink for first of human kind,
A gift that e’en for Syme were fit.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “Lines sent with a Present of a Dozen of Porter.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/495/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “Lines sent with a Present of a Dozen of Porter.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/495/.
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