“Inspiring bold John Barleycorn!
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil!”

—  Robert Burns, Tam o' Shanter

Source: Tam o' Shanter (1790), Line 105

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Scottish poet and lyricist 1759–1796

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