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Epigram on a Suicide

A poem by Robert Burns · No. 478

Collection
Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
Year
1794
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Robert Burns 1759–1796
478Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

The poem

EARTH’D up, here lies an imp o’ hell, Planted by Satan’s dibble; Poor silly wretch, he’s damned himsel’, To save the Lord the trouble.

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