Death and Doctor Hornbook
f-ceited sot,
as dead's a herrin;
time we meet, i'll wad a groat,
he gets his fairin!”
but just as he began to tell,
the auld kirk-hammer strak the bell
some wee short hour ayont the twal',
which rais'd us baith:
i took the way that pleas'd mysel',
and sae did death.