Burlesque Lament For The Absence Of William Creech, Publisher
t nae mair than he allow'd,
that was a w:
we've lost a birkie weel wowd;
willie's awa!
now gawkies, tawpies, gowks and fools,
frae colleges and b schools,
may sprout like simmer puddock-stools
in glen or shaw;
he wha could brush them down to mools—
willie's awa!
the brethren o' the erce-chaumer
may mourn their loss wi' doolfu' cmour;
he was a diar and grammar
among them a';
i fear they'll now mak mony a stammer;
willie's awa!
nae mair we see his levee door
philosophers and poets pour,
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