Poem by Robert Burns

Verses Addressed to J. Rankine

I am a keeper of the law
In some sma’ points, altho’ not a’;
Some people tell me gin I fa’,
       Ae way or ither,
The breaking of ae point, tho’ sma’,
       Breaks a’ thegither.

I hae been in for’t ance or twice,
And winna say owre far for thrice,
Yet never met with that surprise
       That broke my rest;
But now a rumour’s like to rise,
       A whaup’s i’ the nest.

1. The Flowery Banks of Cree
2. The Day Returns
3. Farewell, Thou Stream
4. To a Young Lady, Miss Jessy Lewars, Dumfries, with Books which the Bard Presented her
5. Canst Thou Leave Me Thus?

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