The Authors Earnest Cry And Prayer
holy they a e,
far better want them.
in gath'rin votes you were na sck;
now stand as tightly by your tack:
ne'er cw y, an' fidge your back,
an' hum an' haw;
but raise your arm, an' tell your crack
before them a'.
paint sd greetin owre her thrissle;
her mut stowp as toom's a whissle;
an' damn'd excisemen in a bussle,
seizin a stell,
triumphant crushin't like a mussel,
or limpet shell!
then, oher hand present her—
a bckguard smuggler right behint her,
an' cheek-for-chow, a chuffie vint
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