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Broadside entitled 'The Last Words of Bonny Heck, a famous grey-hound in the shire of Fife' |
TranscriptionThe last Dying Words of BONNY HECK A Famous Grey-Hound in the Shire of Fife. ALas, alas, quo' bonny Heck, On former days when I reflect ! I was a Dog much in respect For doughty Deed : Without Rameed. O sy, Sirs, for black buming Shame, Is't in Effect. Quo' bony Heck. What great Feats I have done my Sell But Fear or Dread, whose Hearts may bleid. They'll witness that I was the Vier but now my Neck quo' bonny Heck. How nimbly could I turn the Hare, the Van to lead. syne kill her dead? At the King's-Muir. and Kelly-law, with Pith and Speed : as clear's a Beid. I ran alike on a'kind Grounds, Yea in the midst of Ardry Whines; I grip't the Mackings be the Bunns, or be the Neck: Where nathing could stay than but Guns, saye bonny Heck. I Wily, Witty was, and Gash, With my auld Felni Packy pasn, Nac Man might anes buy me for Cash in iome respect. Are they not then Confounded fash, I was a bardy Tyk and bauld, What is the Feid, a cruel Deed ! Now Honesty was ay my Drift, or Amry Sneck, quo' bonny Heck. So well's I cou'd play Hocus Pocas throw their Neglect. quo' bonny Heck? But now, good Sirs, this day is lost, me, for their Neck. quo' bonny Heck. And put a period to my Talking, and there reflect, as bonny Heck. But if my Puppies, ance were ready, Which I got on a bonny Lady: They'l be baith Cliver, Keen, and Beddy , and ne'er neglect, To clink it like their ancient Daddy, the famous Heck. F I N I S.
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Probable period of publication:
1700-1710 shelfmark: S.302.b.2(047)
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