Graces that almost compensate
The blunders of his awkward son
And half the harm his book has done.
These delights if thou canst give,
Fashion, with thee I wish to live.
Posthumous Parodies. (John Miller, London, 1814.)
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Ode
By an Amateur, an ardent admirer of
Milton,
On the Centennial Birthday of Burns.
I.