epitaphonholywillie

hereholywillie'ssairwornclay

taksupitslastabode;

hissaulhasta'ensomeotherway，

ifear，theleft-handroad.

stop!thereheis，assure'sagun，

poor，sillybody，seehim;

naewonderhe'sasblack'sthegrun，

observewha'sstandingwi'him.

yourbrunstanedevilship，isee，

hasgothimtherebeforeye;

buthaudyournine-tailcatawee，

tillanceyou'veheardmystory.

yourpityiwillnotimplore，

forpityyehavenane;

justice，alas!hasgi'enhimo'er，

andmercy'sdayisgane.

buthearme，sir，deilasyeare，

looksomethingtoyourcredit;

acooflikehimwadstainyourname，

ifitwerekentyedidit.