Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
279 . Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary
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So whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying;
But when he approached where poor Francis lay moaning,
Astonish’d, confounded, cries Satan—“By G—, I’ll want him, ere I take such a damnable load!”