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Poem by Robert Burns


The Book-Worms


Through and through the inspired leaves,
  	Ye maggots, make your windings;
But, oh! respect his lordship’s taste,
  	And spare his golden bindings.

1787

Robert Burns


Robert Burns's other poems:
  1. Sleep’st Thou, or Wak’st Thou
  2. Simmer’s a Pleasant Time
  3. It Is Na, Jean, Thy Bonnie Face
  4. The Bonnie Wee Thing
  5. Castle Gordon


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