Epistle To A Young Friend
epistle to a young friend
may __, 1786.
i ng hae thought, my youthfu' friend,
a something to have sent you,
tho' it should serve her end
than just a kio:
but how the subject-theme may gang,
let time and ce determine;
perhaps it may turn out a sang:
perhaps turn out a sermon.
ye'll try the world soon, my d;
and, andrew dear, believe me,
ye'll find mankind an unco squad,
and muckle they may grieve ye:
for care and trouble set your thought,
ev'n when your end's attained;
and a' your views may e to nought,
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