d ca',
wad life itself resign, man:
thy sympathetic tear maun fa',
for matthew was a kind man.
if thou art staunch, without a stain,
like the unging blue, man;
this was a kinsman o' thy ain,
for matthew was a true man.
if thou hast wit, and fun, and fire,
and ne'er guid wine did fear, man;
this was thy billie, dam, and sire,
for matthew was a queer man.
if ony whiggish, whingin' sot,
to bme poor matthew dare, man;
may dool and sorrow be his lot,
for matthew was a rare man.
but now, his radiant course is run,
fo
The Epitaph(2/3)