English poem
Epitaph For Mr. Walter Riddell
by Robert Burns
Sic a reptile was Wat, sic a miscreant slave, That the worms ev’n damn’d him when laid in his grave; “In his flesh there’s a famine,” a starved reptile cries, “And his heart is rank poison!” another replies.
More by Robert Burns
- Epistle To Robert Graham, Esq. Of Fintray: On The Close Of The Disputed Election Between Sir James Johnstone And Captain Miller, For The Dumfries District Of Boroughs.
- Epistle To William Creech.
- Epitaph
- Epitaph For Mr. W. Cruikshank
- Epitaph On Holy Willie.
- Epitaph On James Grieve, Laird Of Boghead, Tarbolton
- Epitaph On William Nicol.
- Epitaph.