Living
On A Suicide
From Poems and Songs, 1794
Living
Earth’d up, here lies an imp o’ hell,
Planted by Satan’s dibble;
Poor silly wretch, he’s damned himsel’,
To save the Lord the trouble.
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MLA
Burns, Robert. “On A Suicide.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/471/.
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Burns, Robert. “On A Suicide.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/471/.
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