The Authors Earnest Cry And Prayer
' hearty,
before his face.
god bless your honours, a' your days,
wi' sowps o' kail and brats o' cise,
in spite o' a' the thievish kaes,
that haunt st. jamie's!
your humble poet sings an' prays,
while rab his name is.
postscript
let half-starv'd sves in warmer skies
see future wines, rich-clust, rise;
their lot auld sd ne're envies,
but, blythe and frisky,
she eyes her freeborn, martial boys
tak aff their whisky.
what tho' their phoebus kinder warms,
while fragrance blooms ay charms
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