fallow,
wi' right ingine,
and spunkie ao mak us mellow,
an' then we'll shine.
now if ye're ane o' warl's folk,
wha rate the wearer by the cloak,
an' sklent on poverty their joke,
wi' bitter sneer,
wi' you nae friendship i will troke,
nor cheap nor dear.
but if, as i'm informed weel,
ye hate as ill's the very deil
the flinty heart that a feel—
e, sir, here's to you!
hae, there's my haun', i wiss you weel,
an' gude be wi' you.
robt. burness.
mossgiel, 3rd mar
To John Kennedy, Dumfries House(2/3)