Robert Burns: Epitaph For Mr. Gabriel Richardson:

Epitaph For Mr. Gabriel Richardson

1795
Type: Epitaph

Here Brewer Gabriel’s fire’s extinct,
And empty all his barrels:
He’s blest-if, as he brew’d, he drink,
In upright, honest morals.

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Robert Burns

Robert Burns, (born January 25, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland—died July 21, 1796, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire), national poet of Scotland. He wrote lyrics, ballads and songs in Scots and in English. He was also notable for his amorous adventures and his rebellion against religion and morality.

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