Ralph Waldo Emerson, comp. (1803–1882). Parnassus: An Anthology of Poetry. 1880.
To the DevilRobert Burns (1759–1796)
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O wad ye tak a thought an’ men’!
Ye aiblins might,—I dinna ken,
Still hae a stake—
I’m wae to think upon yon den,
Even for your sake!