A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1794 · Poem

To the Beautiful Miss Eliza J—N

On her Principles of Liberty and Equality


How, Liberty! girl, can it be by thee nam’d?Equality too! hussey, art not asham’d?Free and Equal indeed, while mankind thou enchainest,And over their hearts a proud Despot so reignest.
Year
1794
Form
Poem
Location
Dumfries
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns