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What ails the lafsps at rue.
I am a young bstchclor winfome a fanner hy rank Nl a^ree am
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few I fee ganff out mair handfome to kirk or to mar_ kct than uie. I ve
Wy bughts of good ftoie are no fcanty.
My byras are well ftocked wi'fc}^.
Of iTical i' m>- girnels is plenty.
An twa or three eafments forby.
An horfe to ride out when they re wearj;
An' cock with the beft the^- can fee.
An then be cad dawtj' and dear_j-,
r ffirh what ails them at me.
O, if I kend how but to gain them.
How fond of the knack wad I be.
Or what an addrefs could obtain them.
It fhould be twice welcome to me.
If kiffing an' clapping wad pleafe them.
That trade I fhould drive till I die;
But, however I ftudv to eafe them.
They ve ftill an exception at me.
Hehmd backs, afore fouk Tve vvoo'd them, There's wratacks,an cripples,an cranfhaks,
An' a' the tjates o't that I ken. An a' the wandoghts that I ken.
An' v.hen thf \ leugh o' me I trow'd them, Kq fooner they fpeak to the wenches.
An' thought I had won, but what then; But they are ta'en far enough ben;
When r fpeak of matters they grumble. But when T fpeak to them.that's ftately
Nor are condefcending and free, I find them ay trt en nith the gee.
But at my propofals &y ftumble. An' get the denial rieht fiath';
i wonder what ails them at me. What, think \e, can ail them at me,
\ ve tryd them baith highland (Si lowland, f have yet but ae offer to mak' them.
Where I a good bargain coucl fee.. If thev wad but hearken to me.
Bat nane o' them fand I wad fall in. And that is, I'm willins> to tak them.
Or fay thej wad buckle wi' me. If they their confent wad bat gee;
V\ithjooks an wi'fcraps I ve addrefs<ithem,Let her that's content write a billet.
Been with them baith r?iodclt And fi-<5e. An get it tranfmitted to me.
But whatfcver way I carefs'i fht-m, I hereb\- engage to fulfil it,
'1 hue's fomething f*ill ails them at me. Tho' cripple, tho' blind fhe fudt be.