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INSCRIPTION on the Tomb-stone of Mr. Alexander Wardlaw, late Chamberlain to the Right Honourable Earl of Wigton, erected by his Son Mr. John Wardlaw in the Church of Biggar.
Here lyes a Man, whose upright Heart
With Vertue was profusely stor'd,
Who acted well the honest Part
Between the Tenants and their Lord.
With Vertue was profusely stor'd,
Who acted well the honest Part
Between the Tenants and their Lord.
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Between the Sands and flinty Rock
Thus steer'd he in the Golden Mean,
While his blyth Countenance bespoke
A Mind unruffl'd and serene.
Thus steer'd he in the Golden Mean,
While his blyth Countenance bespoke
A Mind unruffl'd and serene.
As to great BRUCE the FLEMINGS prov'd
Faithful, so to the FLEMINGS Heir
WARDLAW behav'd, and was belov'd
For's Justice, Candor, Faith and Care.
Faithful, so to the FLEMINGS Heir
WARDLAW behav'd, and was belov'd
For's Justice, Candor, Faith and Care.
His Merit shall preserve his Fame
To latest Ages, free from Rust,
'Till the Arch-Angel raise his Frame
To join his Soul amongst the Just.
To latest Ages, free from Rust,
'Till the Arch-Angel raise his Frame
To join his Soul amongst the Just.
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