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image copyright Rachel Windsor
Bristo Square is at the heart of Edinburgh's student district.
The Raptures Of Folly
Thou greybeard, old Wisdom! may boast of thy treasures;
Give me with young Folly to live;
I grant thee thy calm-blooded, time-settled pleasures,
But Folly has raptures to give.
Robert Burns
The image shows the area known as Bristo Port, from which Bristo Place gets its name.
It was originally published in Views In Edinburgh and Its Vicinity.
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