But all such fanciful thoughts as these
Were strange to a practical man like Burns,
Who minded only his own concerns,
no more by fancies fine
Than one of his calm-eyed, long-tailed kine,--
Quite old-fashioned and matter-of-fact,
Slow to argue, but quick to act.
Were strange to a practical man like Burns,
Who minded only his own concerns,
no more by fancies fine
Than one of his calm-eyed, long-tailed kine,--
Quite old-fashioned and matter-of-fact,
Slow to argue, but quick to act.
Matthews - Poems of American Patriotism
