Kinnoull Churchyard, Perth.
Photograph courtesy of Dr W.H. Findlay, Perth.
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The Kirk-Yaird
| Here the stillness o' the stane Brings stillness to the breist: Here the grass that is sae green Gars the restless thocht rest. |
Wha looks abüne this quiet shire Forgets that in its stour His world o' hunger and desire Canna be cover'd owre. |
Glossary
| stane - stone; | breist - breast; | gars - makes; | thocht - thought; | abüne - over; | stour - dust. |
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