Quotation by James Graham Marquess of Montrose

Scatter my ashes, strew them in the air:
Lord since thou know'st where all these atoms are,
I'm hopeful thou'lt recover once my dust,
And confident thou'lt raise me with the just.
James Graham Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650), Scotish soldier. On Himself, upon Hearing What Was His Sentence (l. 5–8). . .

Oxford Book of Scottish Verse, The. John MacQueen and Tom Scott, comps. (1966) Oxford University Press.
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