Tam o' Shanter

When chapman billies leave the street,
And drouthy neebors meet,
As ye shall bide till be the night,
And sing the bairnies sleep.
But here some convert will be seen,
Auld, cantie, clean, and keen.

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English poet of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Known for "Goblin Market" and devotional verse of exquisite craftsmanship.

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