HERE Souter Hood in death does sleep;
  To hell if he’s gane thither,
Satan, gie him thy gear to keep;
  He’ll haud it weel thegither.

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Poet: Robert Burns
Poem: 35. 35. Epitaph on William Hood, Senior
Volume: Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
Year: Published/Written in 1784
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