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Poem by Robert Burns


Poverty


In politics if thou wouldst mix,
  	And mean thy fortunes be;
Bear this in mind, – be deaf and blind,
  	Let great folks hear and see.

1793

Robert Burns


Robert Burns's other poems:
  1. The Carles of Dysart
  2. The Posies
  3. I See a Form, I See a Face
  4. Castle Gordon
  5. Sleep’st Thou, or Wak’st Thou


Poems of the other poets with the same name:

  • Thomas Traherne Poverty ("As in the house I sate")
  • Jane Taylor Poverty ("I saw an old cottage of clay")
  • Henry Lawson Poverty ("I HATE this grinding poverty")

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