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Epistle To J. Lapraik, An Old Scottish B (第1/3页)
epistle to j. lapraik, an old scottish bard april 1, 1785 while briers an' woodbines budding green, an' paitricks scraichin loud at e'en, an' morning poussie whiddin seen, inspire my muse, this freedom, in an unknown frien', i pray excuse. on fasten—e'en we had a rockin, to ca' the crack and weave our stockin; and there was muckle fun and jokin, ye need na doubt; at length we had a hearty yokin at sang about. there was ae sang, amang the rest, aboon them a' it pleas'd me best, that some kind husband had addrest to some sweet wife; it thirl'd the heart-strings thro' the breast, a' to the life. i've scarce heard ought describ'd sae weel, what gen'rous, manly bosoms feel; thought i “can this be pope, or steele, or beattie's wark?” they tauld me 'twas an odd kind chiel about muirkirk. it pat me fidgin-fain to hear't, an' sae about him there i speir't; then a' that kent him round declar'd he had ingine; that nane excell'd it, few cam near't, it was sae fine: that, set him to a pint of ale, an' either douce or merry tale, or rhymes an' sangs he'd made himsel, or witty catches— 'tween inverness an' teviotdale, he had few matches. then up i gat, an' swoor an aith, tho' i should pawn my pleugh an' graith, or die a cadger pownie's death, at some dyke-back, a pint an' gill i'd gie them baith, to hear your crack. but, first an' foremost, i should