I have seen this short Burns poem today (in a comment to an article about May's visit to Trump) and decided to have a go at it.


I Quáke-matindo

Tiuyalye[1] pa Heruion síve
Ar pa i Kánor as ita mantel noa,
‘Nanta tsette lemya illume tsette,
Kénai to Táriva lóke hlíka.


The Toad-eater


OF Lordly acquaintance you boast,
And the Dukes that you dined wi’ yestreen,
Yet an insect’s an insect at most,
Tho’ it crawl on the curl of a Queen!


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[1] see the etymology of E. 'boast'