Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Complimentary Epigram On Maria Riddell

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Robert Burns
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Complimentary Epigram On Maria Riddell

"Praise Woman still," his lordship roars,
"Deserv'd or not, no matter?"
But thee, whom all my soul adores,
Ev'n Flattery cannot flatter:

Maria, all my thought and dream,
Inspires my vocal shell;
The more I praise my lovely theme,
The more the truth I tell.
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