Arts & Sciences
On Robert Burns
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
Arts & Sciences
He pass'd thro' life's tempestuous night,
A brilliant, trembling, northern light;
Thro' years to come he'll shine from far,
A fix'd, unsetting, polar star.
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Montgomery, James. “On Robert Burns.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/montgomery_j/366/.
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Montgomery, James. “On Robert Burns.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/montgomery_j/366/.
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