479. Epigram on a Swearing Coxcomb

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479. Epigram on a Swearing Coxcomb by Robert Burns

 HERE cursing, swearing Burton lies,
A buck, a beau, or “Dem my eyes!”
Who in his life did little good,
And his last words were “Dem my blood!”

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