Death And Dying Words Of Poor Mailie, The Authors Only Pet Yowe., The
bs, i trust them wi' him.
“o, bid him save their harmless lives,
frae dogs, an' tods, an' butcher's knives!
but gie them guid ilk their fill,
till they be fit to fend themsel';
an' tent them duly, e'en an' morn,
wi' taets o' hay an' ripps o' .
“an' may they never learn the gaets,
of ither vile, wafu' pets—
to slink thro' sps, an' reave an' steal
at stacks o' pease, or stocks o' kail!
so may they, like their great forbears,
for mony a year e thro the shears:
so wives wil
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