er-fit,
asds the holy rostrum:
see, up he's got, the word o' god,
an' meek an' mim has view'd it,
while on-sense has taen the road,
an' aff, an' up the cowgate
fast, fast that day.
wee miller the guard relieves,
an' orthodoxy raibles,
tho' in his heart he weel believes,
an' thinks it auld wives' fables:
but faith! the birkie wants a manse,
so, ilie he hums them;
altho' his al wit an' sense
like hafflins-wise o'eres him
at times that day.
now, butt an' ben, the ge-hous
The Holy Fair(10/16)