Epigram on Mr James Gracie
Gracie, thou art a man of worth, O be thou Dean for ever! May he be damned to hell henceforth, Who fauts thy weight or measure!
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This is an epigram by Robert Burns. It was written in 1795 and is read here by Alan Cumming.
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Ralph McLeanJames Gracie (1756-1814) was a manager of the Dumfries Commercial Bank and the Dean of Guild.
He was also a Captain in the Dumfries Volunteers, a group with which Burns was closely associated.
A week before Burns died he actually wrote to Gracie thanking him for offering the poet the use of his carriage.
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