Epistle To The Rev. John Mmath
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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:
in spite o' crowds, in spite o' mobs,
in spite o' undermining jobs,
in spite o' dark banditti stabs
at worth an' merit,
by sdrels, even wi' holy robes,
but hellish spirit.
o ayr! my dear, my native ground,
within thy presb
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