THE DEVIL got notice that Grose was a-dying
So whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying;
But when he approached where poor Francis lay moaning,
And saw each bed-post with its burthen a-groaning,
Astonishd, confounded, cries SatanBy G,
Ill want him, ere I take such a damnable load!
279. Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary
written byRobert Burns
© Robert Burns