On The Late Captain Groses Peregrinations Thro Scotland
oe captain grose's peregrinations thro' sd
colleg the antiquities of that kingdom
hear, nd o' cakes, and brither scots,
frae maidenkirk to johnie groat's;—
if there's a hole in a' your coats,
i rede you tent it:
a chield's amang you takin notes,
and, faith, he'll prent it:
if in your bounds ye ce to light
upon a fine, fat fodgel wight,
o' stature short, but genius bright,
that's he, mark weel;
and wow! he has an unco sleight
o' cauk and keel.
by some auld, houlet-haunted biggin,
or kirk dese
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