[Burns, Robert]. "'Twas where the birch and sounding thong are ply'd …"

Description: A poem titled "A Tale," with corrections in the author's hand and annotations in pencil in an unknown hand at the end.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [before 1796 July]
Call number: HM 13059.

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