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title: "The Book-Worms"
author: "Robert Burns"
form: "Poem"
year: "1787"
location: "Edinburgh"
source: "Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns"
source_url: "https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1279/pg1279.txt"
canonical_url: "https://robert-burns.com/poems/the-book-worms/"
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# The Book-Worms

## Poem
Through and through th’ inspir’d leaves,  
Ye maggots, make your windings;  
But O respect his lordship’s taste,  
And spare his golden bindings.

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Source: [Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1279/pg1279.txt)  
Canonical HTML: https://robert-burns.com/poems/the-book-worms/