Dweller In Yon Dungeon Dark, Hangman Of Creation, Mark!

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Dweller in yon dungeon dark,
Hangman of creation, mark!
Who in widow weeds appears,
Laden with unhonoured years,
Noosing with care a bursting purse,
Baited with many a deadly curse?
-- Robert Burns (1759-1796)
-- Ode on Mrs. Oswald

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