Death & Dying
Well, Well, at Worst, 'Tis Neither Theft nor Coinage
From Songs from the Waverley Novels (Poetical Works, Oxford 1904)
Death & Dying
WELL, well, at worst, 'tis neither theft nor coinage,
Granting I knew all that you charge me with.
What tho' the tomb hath born a second birth,
And given the wealth to one that knew not on 't,
Yet fair exchange was never robbery,
Far less pure bounty.
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Codex Note
From The Antiquary (1816)
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Scott, Walter. “Well, Well, at Worst, 'Tis Neither Theft nor Coinage.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/scott/134/.
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Scott, Walter. “Well, Well, at Worst, 'Tis Neither Theft nor Coinage.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/scott/134/.
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