Elegy on Captain Matthew Henderson 24689A Gentleman who Held the Parent for his Honours Immediately from Almighty God!Poemby Robert Burnsfirst line (public domain): O DEATH! thou tyrant fell and bloody!The meikle Devil wi' a woodieHaurl thee hame to his black smiddie, O'er hurcheon hides,And like stock-fish come o'er his studdie Wi' thy auld sides!Language: Scotstags: death personified Locations in Harold's LibraryThe Canongate Burns (book)page 239in "The Edinburgh Edition, 1793"Notes: with notesArray ( [_edit_lock] => Array ( [0] => 1538131862:1 ) [_edit_last] => Array ( [0] => 1 ) [inlibrary] => Array ( [0] => "23230"*p239*The Edinburgh Edition, 1793||||with notes ) [firstline] => Array ( [0] => O DEATH! thou tyrant fell and bloody! / The meikle Devil wi' a woodie / Haurl thee hame to his black smiddie, / %%%O'er hurcheon hides, / And like stock-fish come o'er his studdie / %%%Wi' thy auld sides!|p ) [subtitle] => Array ( [0] => A Gentleman who Held the Parent for his Honours Immediately from Almighty God! ) ) Post navigation ← Previous PoemNext Poem → Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.