Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

521 . Inscription for an Alter of Independence

THOU of an independent mind,

With soul resolv’d, with soul resign’d;

Prepar’d Power’s proudest frown to brave,

Who wilt not be, nor have a slave;

Virtue alone who dost revere,

Thy own reproach alone dost fear—

Approach this shrine, and worship here.