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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. Fairest Maid on Devon Banks
  2. O Wha is She that Lo’es Me?
  3. The Highland Lassie
  4. Weary Fa’ You, Duncan Gray
  5. Farewell to Ballochmyle


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