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THE BURNS STATUE by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL

First Line: THIS STATUE, I MUST CONFESS, IS MAGNIFICENT TO SEE
Last Line: IN FEAR OF NOT GETTING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL STATUE AFTER THEY DIE.
Subject(s): ART & ARTISTS; DUNDEE, SCOTLAND; MONUMENTS; STATUES; STONES; GRANITE; ROCKS;

This Statue, I must confess, is magnificent to see,
And I hope will long be appreciated by the people of Dundee;
It has been beautifully made by Sir John Steell,
And I hope the pangs of hunger he will never feel.

This Statue is most elegant in its design,
And I hope will defy all weathers for a very long time;
And I hope strangers from afar with admiration will stare
On this beautiful statue of thee, Immortal Bard of Ayr.

Fellow-citizens, this Statue seems most beautiful to the eye,
Which would cause Kings and Queens for such a one to sigh,
And make them feel envious while passing by
In fear of not getting such a beautiful Statue after they die.



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