Death and Doctor Hornbook
deil mak his king's-hood in spleu!
he's grown sae weel acquaint wi' bu
and ither chaps,
the weans haud out their fingers ughin,
an' pouk my hips.
“see, here's a scythe, an' there's dart,
they hae pierc'd mony a gal;
but doctor hornbook, wi' his art
an' cursed skill,
has made them baith no worth a f-t,
damn'd haet they'll kill!
“'twas but yestreen, nae farther gane,
i threw a hrow at ane;
wi' less, i'm sure, i've hundreds sin;
but deil-ma-care,
it just py'd dirl
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