Some rhyme a neebor's name to lash;
Some rhyme (vain thought!) for needfu' cash;
Some rhyme to court the country clash,
An' raise a din;
For me, an aim I never fash;
I rhyme for fun.
Source: Epistle to James Smith.
-- Robert Burns, (Jan 25 1759-1796), Scottish poet; He was the National poet of Scotland who wrote about nature, vernacular and lowland life; wrote songs Auld Lang Syne and Comin' thro' the Rye