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BURNS - EXTEMPORE by ROBERT BURNS

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First Line: YE TRUE 'LOYAL NATIVES,' ATTEND TO MY SONG
Last Line: BUT WHERE IS YOUR SHIELD FROM THE DARTS OF CONTEMPT!

Ye true "Loyal Natives" attend to my song
In uproar and riot rejoice the night long;
From Envy and Hatred your corps is exempt,
But where is your shield from the darts of Contempt!



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