40. Reply to an Announcement by J. Rankine
Read '40. Reply to an Announcement by J. Rankine' by 'Robert Burns' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.
40. Reply to an Announcement by J. Rankine by Robert Burns
I AM a keeper of the law
In some sma’ points, altho’ not a’;
Some people tell me gin I fa’,
Ae way or ither,
The breaking of ae point, tho’ sma’,
Breaks a’ thegither.
I hae been in for’t ance or twice,
And winna say o’er far for thrice;
Yet never met wi’ that surprise
That broke my rest;
But now a rumour’s like to rise—
A whaup’s i’ the nest!
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