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ON A SCOTCH COXCOMB by ROBERT BURNS

Poet Analysis

First Line: LIGHT LAY THE EARTH ON BILLY'S BREAST
Last Line: HIS SCULL WILL PROP IT UNDER.
Subject(s): EPITAPHS; FOOLS; VANITY; IDIOTS;
Light lay the earth on Billy's breast,
His chicken heart so tender;
But build a castle on his head,
His scull will prop it under.



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