167. Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, Schoolmaster
HERE lie Willie Michie’s banes; O Satan, when ye tak him, Gie him the schulin o’ your weans, For clever deils he’ll mak them!
Robert Burns
HERE lie Willie Michie’s banes; O Satan, when ye tak him, Gie him the schulin o’ your weans, For clever deils he’ll mak them!
Robert Burns wrote this playful epitaph for a real schoolmaster, William Michie. It’s just four lines, spoken over the man’s bones, but instead of solemn mourning, it turns into a cheeky address to the Devil.
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