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scription for the headstone of fergn the poet 注释标题 the stone was erected at burns&039; expenses february—arch, 1789

no sculptured arble here, nor popo y,

“no storied urn nor aniated bt;”

this siple stone directs pale stia&039;s way,

to pour her rrows o&039;er the poet&039;s dt

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she ourns, sweet tuneful youth, thy hapless fate;

tho&039; all the powers of ng thy fancy fired,

yet xury and wealth y by state,

and, thankless, starv&039;d what they uch adired

this tribute, with a tear, now gives

a brother bard—he can no ore bestow:

but dear to fa thy ng iortal lives,

a nobler onunt than art can shew

scribed under fergn&039;s portrait

curse on ungrateful an, that can be pleased,

and yet can starve the author of the pleasure

o thou, y elder brother isfortune,

by far y elder brother the es,

with tears i pity thy unhappy fate!

why is the bard unpitied by the world,

yet has keen a relish of its pleasures?