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most resembles a pigeon: On the back these lines
"Ah John what changes since I saw thee last?

[Margin] Omit

Thy fishing, and thy shooting days are past.
Bagpipes, and hautboys, thou canst sound no more:
Thy nods, grimaces, winks and pranks, are o'er.
Thy harmless, queerish, incoherent talk;
Thy wild vivacity, and trudging walk,
Will soon be quite forgot. Thy joy on earth,
A snuff, a glass, riddles, and noisy mirth,
Are vanished all: yet blest, I hope, thou art,
For, in thy station, weell, thous play'd thy part"

Southward of the West end of the church is a
stone 2' 4" high by 2' broad sculptures with
a representation of Adam & Eve in the garden
on either side of the tree of the Knowledge of Good
& Evil around which is coiled the serpent
a bird sits on its topmost branch.
It is inscribed on the back.
1707.
"Here ly's the corps of Agnes Herese spous
to Robert Corson also Mary, Agnes and
Marion, Margrat at one birth Robt. Andrew
James at one birth John Alexr Corsons
children to Rot. Corson Burgess in
Newtoun of Galloway & Agnes McPurnay

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