21. Fickle Fortune: A Fragment - A poem by Robert Burns


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Robert Burns - 21. Fickle Fortune: A Fragment

THOUGH fickle Fortune has deceived me,
  She pormis’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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21. Fickle Fortune: A Fragment - Comments and Information
Poet: Robert Burns Poem: 21. 21. Fickle Fortune: A Fragment Volume: Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. Year: Published/Written in 1782 Comment 1 of 1, added on November 26th, 2005 at 4:02 PM. I adore this fragment of a Fickle Fortune. He had such a sense of humor, and could laugh at himself. That is so difficult to do at any age, or in any century. Brenda Tucker from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, 21. Fickle Fortune: A Fragment, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Robert Burns with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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21. 21. Fickle Fortune: A Fragment Volume: Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. Year: Published/Written in 1782 Last read: 2008-07-06 11:15:31 Viewed 782 times. Added on November 26th, 2005 at 4:02 PM.

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