Epigram On Miss Davies On being asked why she had been formed so little, and Mrs. A-so big.
1791
Type: Epigram
Ask why God made the gem so small?
And why so huge the granite?-
Because God meant mankind should set
That higher value on it.
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Robert Burns, (born January 25, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland—died July 21, 1796, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire), national poet of Scotland. He wrote lyrics, ballads and songs in Scots and in English. He was also notable for his amorous adventures and his rebellion against religion and morality.