LinesSentToSirJohnWhiteford,Bart

linessenttosirjohnwhiteford,bart

withthelamentonthedeathoftheearlofglencairn

thou,whothyhonourasthygodrever'st,

who,savethymind'sreproach,noughtearthlyfear'st,

totheethisvotiveofferingiimpart,

thetearfultributeofabrokenheart.

thefriendthouvalued'st,i,thepatronlov'd;

hisworth,hishonour,alltheworldapproved:

we'llmourntillwetoogoashehasgone,

andtreadtheshadowypathtothatdarkworldunknown.