170. Epigram to Miss Ainslie in Church

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170. Epigram to Miss Ainslie in Church by Robert Burns

 FAIR maid, you need not take the hint,
 Nor idle texts pursue:
’Twas guilty sinners that he meant,
 Not Angels such as you.

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