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CAPTAIN PATON'S LAMENT, by             Poem Explanation        
First Line: Touch once more a sober measure, and let punch and tears be shed
Last Line: That has left the saltmarket in sorrow, grief, and wo! %for it ne'er shall see the like of captain p
Subject(s): Glasgow, Scotland




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