RABBIE BURNS' PETITION.
P, ity the sorrows of a poor old bard, i Whose bronzed form has strnggled to your shore ; Whose case is very pitiful and hard ;— | Oh give relief, and Burns willjoless your store.; By pawky words was I induced to roam, ' By false admirers tempted o'er the seas ; ; Why did they steal me from my native home? ' ' They have their Bob, but where are the baw- ■ bees? Must I sit here, upon this granite stone, Exposed to English sneers and Irish scorn, By Scotia's sons, who aye profess to own Great love for me, yet leave me here forlorn. ' Sit here ! — in pawn ! — a thing of ridicule ! , A monument of patriotism sordid ! Oh pay my debts, or let me quit this stool ' ' Of penitence begotten of pence hoarded. If in this land there is a single Scot " ' Who cares for me, and loves his native land,, I pray him to take pity on my lot , ' And satisfy my creditor's demand. R. B. , The Octagon, Saturday night. , CIVIS.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1858, 1 July 1887, Page 21
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170RABBIE BURNS' PETITION. Otago Witness, Issue 1858, 1 July 1887, Page 21
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