Epistle To John Goldie, In Kilmarnock
ma',
an' skill in prose i've nane ava';
but quietlins-wise, between us twa,
weel may you speed!
and tho' they sud your sair misca',
ne'er fash your head.
e'en swihe dogs, and thresh them sicker!
the mair they squeel aye chap the thicker;
and still 'mang hands a hearty bicker
o' something stout;
it gars an owthor's pulse beat quicker,
and helps his wit.
there's hing like the ho nappy;
whare'll ye e'er see men sae happy,
or women sonsie, saft an' sappy,
'tween morn and mor
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