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320. Lines to Sir John Whitefoord, Bart

320. Lines to Sir John Whitefoord, Bart

THOU, who thy honour as thy God rever’st,
Who, save thy mind’s reproach, nought earthly fear’st,
To thee this votive offering I impart,
The tearful tribute of a broken heart.
The Friend thou valued’st, I, the Patron lov’d;
His worth, his honour, all the world approved:
We’ll mourn till we too go as he has gone,
And tread the shadowy path to that dark world unknown.



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Poem 320. Lines to Sir John Whitefoord, Bart - Robert Burns
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