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Lines, wrote by Burns, while on his deathbed
He who of Ranken sang, lies stiff and dead,
And a green grassy hillock hides his head;
Alas! Alas! A devilish change indeed.
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Works read by Douglas Henshall—The works of Robert Burns
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Works written in 1785—The works of Robert Burns
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