The Libeller’s Self-reproof

Portrait of Robert Burns
Robert Burns 1759–1796
182Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

RASH 1 mortal, and slanderous poet, thy name Shall no longer appear in the records of Fame; Dost not know that old Mansfield, who writes like the Bible, Says, the more ’tis a truth, sir, the more ’tis a libel!

Note 1. These are rhymes of dubious authenticity.—Lang.

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