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17th January 08, 09:37 PM
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Since the word "Power" is capitalised and "giftie" is not, I take it that the former refers to the Almighty, and the latter to the ability to see ourselves as others see us.
Understanding Robert Burns comments on that verse thus:
Finally, the poet asks us to consider ourselves - are we really all that we think we are. Would we stop making foolish comments about others if we understood just how they saw us?
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