Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 320. Lines to Sir John Whitefoord, Bart |
| | | | | With the Lament on the Death of the Earl of Glencairn |
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| 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; | 5 |
| 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. | |
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