Epistle To Mrs. Scott
ame,
be mindfu' o' your mither;
she, ho woman, may think shame
that ye're ected with her:
ye're wae men, ye're nae men
that slight the lovely dears;
to shame ye, discim ye,
ilk ho birkie swears.
for you, no bred to barn and byre,
wha sweetly tuhe scottish lyre,
thanks to you for your line:
the marled pid ye kindly spare,
by me should gratefully be ware;
'tlease me to the nine.
i'd be mair vauntie o' my hap,
douce hingin owre my curple,
than ony ermine ever p,
or proud imperial purple.
fare
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