scription for the headstone of fergn the poet 注释标题 the stone was erected at burns&039; expenses february—arch, 1789
no sculptured arble here, nor popo y,
“no storied urn nor aniated bt;”
this siple stone directs pale stia&039;s way,
to pour her rrows o&039;er the poet&039;s dt
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she ourns, sweet tuneful youth, thy hapless fate;
tho&039; all the powers of ng thy fancy fired,
yet xury and wealth y by state,
and, thankless, starv&039;d what they uch adired
this tribute, with a tear, now gives
a brother bard—he can no ore bestow:
but dear to fa thy ng iortal lives,
a nobler onunt than art can shew
scribed under fergn&039;s portrait
curse on ungrateful an, that can be pleased,
and yet can starve the author of the pleasure
o thou, y elder brother isfortune,
by far y elder brother the es,
with tears i pity thy unhappy fate!
why is the bard unpitied by the world,
yet has keen a relish of its pleasures?
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