Thou, who thy honour as thy God rever’st,Who, save thy mind’s reproach, nought earthly fear’st,To thee this votive offering I impart,The tearful tribute of a broken heart.The Friend thou valued’st, I, the Patron lov’d;His worth, his honour, all the world approved:We’ll mourn till we too go as he has gone,And tread the shadowy path to that dark world unknown.
1791 · Poem
Lines Sent to Sir John Whiteford, Bart
With The Lament On The Death Of the Earl Of Glencairn
- Year
- 1791
- Form
- Poem
- Location
- Ellisland
- Source
- Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns