On Johnson's Opinion of Hampden
For shame! Let folly and Knavery Freedom oppose: 'Tis suicide, Genius, To mix with her foes.
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For shame! Let folly and Knavery Freedom oppose: 'Tis suicide, Genius, To mix with her foes.
This is a poem by Robert Burns. It was written in 1787 and is read here by Kate Dickie.
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