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Epitaph on Wee Johnie, By: Robert Burns

October 19, 2026 by Editors

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Hic Jacet wee Johnie.

Whoe’er thou art, O reader, know
That Death has murder’d Johnie;
An’ here his body lies fu’ low;
For saul he ne’er had ony.

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