hat day.
here stands a shed to fend the show'rs,
an' s our tra gentry;
there racer jess, an' twa-three whores,
are blinkin at the entry.
here sits a raw o' tittlin jads,
wi' heaving breast an' bare neck;
an' there a batch o' wabster ds,
bckguarding frae kilmarnock,
for fun this day.
here, some are thinkin on their sins,
an' some upo' their ces;
ane curses feet that fyl'd his shins,
anither sighs an' prays:
on this hand sits a chosen swatch,
wi' screwed-up, grace-proud faces;
on
The Holy Fair(6/16)