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Epistle To Davie, A Brother Poet (第2/3页)
k the ground, and blackbirds whistle clear, with honest joy our hearts will bound, to see the coming year: on braes when we please, then, we'll sit an' sowth a tune; syne rhyme till't we'll time till't, an' sing't when we hae done. it's no in titles nor in rank; it's no in wealth like lon'on bank, to purchase peace and rest: it's no in makin' muckle, mair; it's no in books, it's no in lear, to make us truly blest: if happiness hae not her seat an' centre in the breast, we may be wise, or rich, or great, but never can be blest; nae treasures, nor pleasures could make us happy lang; the heart aye's the part aye that makes us right or wrang. think ye, that sic as you and i, wha drudge an' drive thro' wet and dry, wi' never-ceasing toil; think ye, are we less blest than they, wha scarcely tent us in their way, as hardly worth their while? alas! how aft in haughty mood, god's creatures they oppress! or else, neglecting a' that's guid, they riot in excess! baith careless and fearless of either heaven or hell; esteeming and deeming it's a' an idle tale! then let us cheerfu' acquiesce, nor make our scanty pleasures less, by pining at our state: and, even should misfortunes come, i, here wha sit, hae met wi' some— an's thankfu' for them yet. they gie the wit of age to youth; they let us ken oursel'; they make us see the naked truth, the real guid and ill: tho' losses an' crosses be lessons right severe, there's wit there, ye'll get there, ye'll find nae other where. but tent me, davie, ace o' hearts! (to say aught less wad wrang the cartes, and flatt'ry i