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Though fickle fortune has deceived me
Though fickle Fortune has deceiv'd me,
She promis'd fair and perform'd but ill;
Of mistress, friends, and wealth bereav'd me,
Yet I bear a heart shall support me still.
I'll act with prudence as far's I'm able,
But if success I must never find,
Then come Misfortune, I bid thee welcome,
I'll meet thee with an undaunted mind.
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Works written between 1771 and 1779—The works of Robert Burns
Burn's earlier works didn't note a precise year.
Works read by Crawford Logan—The works of Robert Burns
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