William Muir
Sir William Muir, KCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist and colonial administrator.
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Who all his life collected bones,
Till Death, that grim and boney spectre,
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Boned old Jones, so neat and tidy,
And here he lies, all bona fide.”
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