ACROSTIC
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On the Death of a celebrated eccentric Character of Newcastle upon Tyne.
B lithe Minstrel of the banks of Tyne, L o! o'er thy bier, for "auld langsyne," I n silent groups, each rolling year, N orthumbria's sons will drop a tear! D eath cut thee down—the tyrant scream'd, W hen thy bright spirit o'er him beam'd! I n vengeful mood he view'd his claim, L ost in the triumph of thy name.— L et Tyne's fam'd sons proclaim afar— Y ou shall outlive the Morning Star!
R. E.
William Purvis, more generally known by the name of Blind Willy, died on Friday, the 20th July, 1832, aged 80 years.
