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Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

124 . Motto prefixed to the Author’s first Publication

THE SIMPLE Bard, unbroke by rules of art,

He pours the wild effusions of the heart;

And if inspir’d ’tis Nature’s pow’rs inspire;

Her’s all the melting thrill, and her’s the kindling fire.