Poetry & Verse
279. Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary
By Robert BurnsSource: Robert Burns - PoetryDB (Public Domain)Short44 words
THE DEVIL got notice that Grose was a-dying So whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying; But when he approached where poor Francis lay...
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THE DEVIL got notice that Grose was a-dying So whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying; But when he approached where poor Francis lay moaning, And saw each bed-post with its burthen a-groaning, Astonish’d, confounded, cries Satan—“By G—, I’ll want him, ere I take such a damnable load!…
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