“Some books are lies frae end to end,
And some great lies were never penn'd…”
Robert Burns (1759–1796) Scottish poet and lyricist
Death and Dr. Hornbook, st. 1 (1787)
Variant: Some books are lies frae end to end.
“Some books are drenchèd sands
On which a great soul’s wealth lies all in heaps,
Like a wrecked argosy.”
Scene 2.
A Life Drama and other Poems (1853)
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Scottish poet and essayist 1829–1867Related quotes
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