were hirplin down the furrs,
the v'rocks they were tin
fu' sweet that day.
as lightsomely i glowr'd abroad,
to see a se sae gay,
three hizzies, early at the road,
cam skelpin up the way.
twa had manteeles o' dolefu' bck,
but ane wi' lyart lining;
the third, that gaed a wee a-back,
was in the fashion shining
fu' gay that day.
the tear'd like sisters twin,
iure, form, an' ces;
their visage wither'd, ng an' thin,
an' sour as only ses:
the third cam up, hap-stap-an'-lowp,
as
The Holy Fair(2/16)