Poem by James Graham, 1st Marquise of Montrose

On Himself, Upon Hearing What Was His Sentence

Let them bestow on ev’ry airth a limb;
Open all my veins, that I may swim
To Thee, my Saviour, in that crimson lake;
Then place my parboil’d head upon a stake,
Scatter my ashes, throw them in the air:
Lord (since Thou know’st where all these atoms are)
I’m hopeful once Thou’lt recollect my dust,
And confident Thou’lt raise me with the just.

1. Lines Written on the Eve of His Execution
2. Montrose on His Own Condition
3. «My Dear and Only Love I Pray…»

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