The greybeard, old Wisdom, may boast of his treasures,
Give me with gay Folly to live;
I grant him his calm-blooded, time-settled pleasures,
But Folly has raptures to give.
Lines Written On A Window Of The Globe Tavern, Dumfries.
Robert Burns
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Poem topics: time, wisdom, grant, live, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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