Poem by Anonymous

On Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Here lieth the worthy warrior, 
	Who never blooded sword; 
Here lieth the noble councillor, 
	Who never held his word; 
Here lieth his excellency, 
	Who ruled all the state; 
Here lieth the Earl of Leicester, 
	Whom all the world did hate.

1. Inscription on a Gravestone in the Churchyard of Melrose Abbey
2. The Old Scottish Gentleman
3. Barthram’s Dirge
4. Kate Kearney
5. Loch Ina

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