Living
Inscription On A Goblet
From Poems and Songs, 1795
Living
There’s Death in the cup, so beware!
Nay, more—there is danger in touching;
But who can avoid the fell snare,
The man and his wine’s so bewitching!
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “Inscription On A Goblet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/496/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “Inscription On A Goblet.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/496/.
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