Epistle To The Rev. John Mmath(5/7)
gie their malice skouth
on some puir wight,
an' hunt him down, owre right and ruth,
to ruin straight.
all hail, religion! maid divine!
pardon a muse sae mean as mine,
who in her rough imperfect line
thus daurs to hee;
to stigmatise false friends of thine
e'er defame thee.
tho' blotch't and foul wi' mony a stain,
an' far unworthy of thy train,
with trembling voice i tune my strain,
to join with those
who boldly dare thy cause maintain
in spite of foes:
i
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