1783
death and dying words of poor mailie, the author's only pet yowe., the
an unournfu' tale
as mailie, an' her mbs thegither,
was ae day nibbling oher,
upon her cloot she coost a hitch,
an' owre she warsl'd ich:
there, groaning, dying, she did lie,
when hughoc he cam doytin by.
wi' glowrin een, and lifted han's
phoc like a statue stan's;
he saw her days were near-hand ended,
but, wae's my heart! he could na mend it!
he gaped wide, but hing spak,
at ngth poor mailie silence brak.
“o thou, whase menta
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