y night or day.
the ds an' sses, blythely bent
to mind baith saul an' body,
sit round the table, weel tent,
an' steer about the toddy:
on this ane's dress, an' that ane's leuk,
they're makin observations;
while some are cozie i' the neuk,
an' f assignations
to meet some day.
but now the lord's ain trumpet touts,
till a' the hills are rairin,
and echoes back return the shouts;
bck russell is na sparin:
his pier words, like highn' swords,
divide the joints an' marrow;
his talk o&#
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