Second Epistle To J. Lapraik
sed epistle to j. praik
april 21, 1785
while new-ca'd kye rowte at the stake
an' pownies reek in pleugh or braik,
this hour on e'enin's edge i take,
to own i'm debtor
to ho-hearted, auld praik,
for his kier.
forjesket sair, with weary legs,
rattlin the out-owre the rigs,
or dealing thro' amang the naigs
their ten-hours' bite,
my awkart muse sair pleads and begs
i would na write.
the tapetless, ramfeezl'd hizzie,
she's saft at best an' something zy:
quo' she, “ye ken we've been s
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