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TO AN ARTIST by ROBERT BURNS

Poet Analysis

First Line: DEAR - , I'LL GIE YE SOME ADVICE
Last Line: BUT NO SAE WEEL A STRANGER.
Subject(s): PAINTINGS & PAINTERS;
Dear --, I'll gie ye some advice,
You'll tak it no uncivil:
You shouldna paint at angels mair,
But try and paint the devil.

To paint an Angel's kittle wark,
Wi' Nick, there's little danger:
You'll easy draw a lang-kent face,
But no sae weel a stranger.



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