My blessings on ye, honest wife!I ne’er was here before;Ye’ve wealth o’ gear for spoon and knife—Heart could not wish for more.Heav’n keep you clear o’ sturt and strife,Till far ayont fourscore,And while I toddle on thro’ life,I’ll ne’er gae by your door!
1787 · Poem
Epigram at Roslin Inn
- Year
- 1787
- Form
- Poem
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Source
- Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns