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Poem by Robert Burns


Epigram on a Noted Coxcomb


Light lay the earth on Billy’s breast,
  	His chicken heart so tender;
But build a castle on his head,
  	His skull will prop it under.

1794

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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