Song—O Leave Novels^1 by Robert Burns
Song—O Leave Novels^1 by Robert Burns

Song—O Leave Novels^1

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Song—O Leave Novels^1 by Robert Burns

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Song—O Leave Novels^1 Annotated

O leave novels, ye Mauchline belles,
Ye're safer at your spinning-wheel;
Such witching books are baited hooks
For rakish rooks, like Rob Mossgiel;
Your fine Tom Jones and Grandisons,
They make your youthful fancies reel;
They heat your brains, and fire your veins,
And then you're prey for Rob Mossgiel.

Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung,
A heart that warmly seems to feel;
That feeling heart but acts a part—
'Tis rakish art in Rob Mossgiel.
The frank address, the soft caress,
Are worse than poisoned darts of steel;
The frank address, and politesse,
Are all finesse in Rob Mossgiel.

[Footnote 1: Burns never published this poem.]

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