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Holy Willie's Prayer
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"Holy Willie's Prayer" is a poem by Robert Burns. It was written in 1785 and first printed anonymously in an eight-page pamphlet in 1789.[1] It is considered the greatest of all Burns' satirical poems, one of the finest satires by any poet,[2] and a withering attack on religious hypocrisy.[3]
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It is written in the Scots language, but is accessible to most modern English readers.