Epistle To John Goldie, In Kilmarnock
er quacks, wi' a' their gumption,
ever mend her;
her feeble pulse gies strong presumption,
she'll soon surrender.
auld orthodoxy ng did grapple,
for every hole to get a stapple;
but now she fetches at the thrapple,
an' fights for breath;
haste, gie her name up in the chapel,
near unto death.
it's you an' taylor are the chief
to bme for a' this bck mischief;
but, could the lord's ain folk get leave,
a toom tar barrel
an' twa red peats wad bring relief,
ahe quarrel.
for me, my skill's but very s
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