Thou of an independent mind,With soul resolv’d, with soul resign’d;Prepar’d Power’s proudest frown to brave,Who wilt not be, nor have a slave;Virtue alone who dost revere,Thy own reproach alone dost fear—Approach this shrine, and worship here.
1795 · Poem
Inscription for an Altar of Independence
At Kerroughtree, the Seat of Mr. Heron
- Year
- 1795
- Form
- Poem
- Location
- Dumfries
- Source
- Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns