{"id":4886,"date":"2008-12-18T23:07:36","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T23:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4886"},"modified":"2020-12-18T23:13:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T23:13:17","slug":"burns-loved-the-lasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/burns-loved-the-lasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Burns Loved The Lasses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Burns loved the lasses, out with many he walked,
\nHow the parsons grumbled: how the people talked!
\nCondemned he was by parson and people, in pulpit and in letter!
\nShame on the ladies who walked out with a man like he!<\/p>\n

The lad that loved the lasses scorned them all
\nWho he and his ladys as sinners they did call
\nAnd chided them for having nothing to do better!
\nThan annoy two of God creatures who in Love be!<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/a>
Robert Burns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Burns loved the lasses, out with many he walked, How the parsons grumbled: how the people talked! Condemned he was by parson and people, in pulpit and in letter! Shame on the ladies who walked out with a man like he! The lad that loved the lasses scorned them all …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[233],"tags":[623,4383],"class_list":["post-4886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writers","tag-robert-burns","tag-the-many-lovers-of-robert-burns","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1gO","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2497,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/lovers-of-the-lakes-of-tears\/","url_meta":{"origin":4886,"position":0},"title":"Lovers of the Lakes of Tears","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"23rd January 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Imilchil wedding festival is an annual gathering of the Berber peoples so betrothals can take place. 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