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Inscription for an Alter of Independence

by Robert Burns, 1795

Thou of an independent mind,
With soul resolv'd, with soul resign'd;
Prepar'd Power's proudest frown to brave,
Who wilt not be, nor have a slave;
Virtue alone who dost revere,
Thy own reproach alone dost fear—
Approach this shrine, and worship here.

Published in Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
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