A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1793 · Poem

Complimentary Epigram on Maria Riddell


“Praise Woman still,” his lordship roars,“Deserv’d or not, no matter?”But thee, whom all my soul adores,Ev’n Flattery cannot flatter:
Maria, all my thought and dream,Inspires my vocal shell;The more I praise my lovely theme,The more the truth I tell.
Year
1793
Form
Poem
Location
Dumfries
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns