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Page 141
... Frae the big stack , weel winnow't on the hill , Wi ' divets theekit frae the weet and drift , Sods , peats , and heath'ry trufs the chimley fill , And gar their thick'ning smeek salute the lift ; The gudeman , new come hame , is blyth ...
... Frae the big stack , weel winnow't on the hill , Wi ' divets theekit frae the weet and drift , Sods , peats , and heath'ry trufs the chimley fill , And gar their thick'ning smeek salute the lift ; The gudeman , new come hame , is blyth ...
Page 142
... frae year to year ; Lang may his sock and couter turn the gleyb , And bauks o ' corn bend down wi ' laded ear . May SCOTIA's simmers ay look gay and green , Her yellow har'sts frae scowry blasts decreed ; May a ' her tenants sit fu ...
... frae year to year ; Lang may his sock and couter turn the gleyb , And bauks o ' corn bend down wi ' laded ear . May SCOTIA's simmers ay look gay and green , Her yellow har'sts frae scowry blasts decreed ; May a ' her tenants sit fu ...
Page 244
... frae nane , I'll gie Cuckold to naebody . I hae a penny to spend , There , thanks to naebody ; I hae naething to lend , I'll borrow frae naebody . I am naebody's lord , I'll be slave to naebody ; I hae a gude braid sword , I'll tak dunts ...
... frae nane , I'll gie Cuckold to naebody . I hae a penny to spend , There , thanks to naebody ; I hae naething to lend , I'll borrow frae naebody . I am naebody's lord , I'll be slave to naebody ; I hae a gude braid sword , I'll tak dunts ...
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