Poem by Anonymous

On the Funeral of a Rich Miser

What num’rous lights this wretch’s corpse attend,
Who, in his lifetime, saved a candle’s end!

1. Inscription on a Gravestone in the Churchyard of Melrose Abbey
2. The Old Scottish Gentleman
3. The Sun Shines Fair on Carlisle Wall
4. The Banks o’ Glaizart
5. Old King Coul

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