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On A Suicide

  

Burns Original

Standard English Translation

 

Here lies in earth a root of Hell
Set by the Deil's ain dibble:
This worthless body damn'd himsel
To save the Lord the trouble.

 

Here lies in earth a root of Hell
Set by the Devil's own dibble:
This worthless body damned himself
To save the Lord the trouble.

 

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