Living
On Capt. Lascelles
From Poems and Songs, 1794
Living
When Lascelles thought fit from this world to depart,
Some friends warmly thought of embalming his heart;
A bystander whispers—“Pray don’t make so much o’t,
The subject is poison, no reptile will touch it.”
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “On Capt. Lascelles.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/449/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “On Capt. Lascelles.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/449/.
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