britain's guid! guid faith! i doubt it.
say rather, gaun as premiers lead him:
an' saying ay or no's they bid him:
at operas an' pys parading,
ming, gambling, masquerading:
or maybe, in a frolic daft,
to hague or cais takes a waft,
to mak a tour an' tak a whirl,
to learn bon ton, an' see the worl'.
there, at vienna, or versailles,
he rives his father's auld entails;
or by madrid he takes the rout,
tuitars an' fecht wi' nowt;
or down italian vista startles,
whore-hunting amang groves o' myrtles:
The Twa Dogs(12/18)