The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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ON CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROSE
The Devil got notice that Grose was a-dying,So whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying;
But when he approach'd where poor Francis lay moaning,
And saw each bed-post with its burthen a-groaning,
Astonish'd, confounded, cries Satan:—‘By God,
I'd want him ere take such a damnable load!’
| The Poetry of Robert Burns | |