Conscious, blushing for our race, Soon, too soon, your fears I trace, Man, your proud, usurping foe, Would be lord of all below: Plumes himself in freedom’s pride, Tyrant stern to all beside.
Robert Burns
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On Scaring Some Water-Fowl in Loch-Turit (1787); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete stanza addressing frightened waterfowl; condemnation of cruelty to wild creatures. Original English-language verse.
- On Scaring Some Water-Fowl in Loch-Turit (1787)
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