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THE SEVEN STARS: A CONSTELLATION OF SCOTTISH POETS: BURNS by JANET HAMILTON

First Line: TRUE CHILD OF NATURE, HEIR OF FAME
Last Line: A FIRE UNKNOWN TO FAIL OR FALTER.
Subject(s): BURNS, ROBERT (1759-1796); POETRY & POETS; SCOTLAND;

True child of nature, heir of fame,
On thy true heart the muse's altar.
Burned high—the poet's, patriot's flame,
A fire unknown to fail or falter.



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