Death & Dying

Epitaph For Mr. William Michie

by Robert Burns 1759–1796

From Poems and Songs, 1787

Death & Dying

Here lie Willie Michie’s banes;
O Satan, when ye tak him,
Gie him the schulin o’ your weans,
For clever deils he’ll mak them!

MLA

Burns, Robert. “Epitaph For Mr. William Michie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/165/.

Chicago

Burns, Robert. “Epitaph For Mr. William Michie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/165/.

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