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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
 
NUMBER:4761
AUTHOR:Robert Burns (1759–1796)
QUOTATION:Dweller in yon dungeon dark,
Hangman of creation, mark!
Who in widow weeds appears,
Laden with unhonoured years,
Noosing with care a bursting purse,
Baited with many a deadly curse?
ATTRIBUTION:Ode on Mrs. Oswald.
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
 

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