Epistle to J. Lapraik 23293An Old Scoth Bard, April 1, 1785Poemby Robert Burnsfirst line (public domain): While briers an' woodbines budding green,And Paitricks scraichin loud at e'en,An' morning Poossie whiddin seen, Inspire my Muse,This freedom, in an unknown frien' I pray excuse.Language: Scots Locations in Harold's LibraryThe Canongate Burns (book)page 133in "The Kilmarnock Edition, 1786"Notes: followed by notesThis work has the following connections with other works:Second Epistle to J. Lapraik Array ( [_edit_lock] => Array ( [0] => 1530303171:1 ) [_edit_last] => Array ( [0] => 1 ) [inlibrary] => Array ( [0] => "23230"*p133*The Kilmarnock Edition, 1786||||followed by notes ) [subtitle] => Array ( [0] => An Old Scoth Bard, April 1, 1785 ) [firstline] => Array ( [0] => While briers an' woodbines budding green, / And Paitricks scraichin loud at e'en, / An' morning Poossie whiddin seen, / %%%Inspire my Muse, / This freedom, in an unknown frien' / %%%I pray excuse.|p ) ) Post navigation ← Previous PoemNext Poem → Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.