_Who said, “I am short of every thing.”_
_A_ m short, O Lord, of praising thee,
_N_ othing I can do right;
_N_ eedy and naked, poor I be,
_S_ hort, Lord, I am of sight:
_H_ ow short I am of love and grace!
_O_ f every thing I’m short:
_R_ enew me, then I’ll follow peace
_T_ hrough good and bad report.
In person David was below the middle stature; his features were not
unhandsome for an old man; his walk was exceedingly slow, deliberately
placing one foot before the other, in order perhaps to give his
customers time to hear what he had got; his voice was clear, and
strongly marked with the Scotch accent. He possessed a readiness of wit
and repartee, which is often united with aspiring talents in lower life.
A tribute to Love’s memory, written on the day of his burial, may not be
unacceptable