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He had a wife was dour an' din,
O Tinkler Madgie was her rait her :
Sic a Wife as Willie had,
I ivad na gie a button for her.
She has an e'e, (he has but ane,
The cat has twa the vera colour ;
Five ruftie teeth forby a flump,
A clapper tongue wad dears a miller ;
A whiikin beard about her mou,
Ker nofe and chin they threaten ither
Sic a Wife 9 &c.
She's bow-hough 'd, fhe's hein fhinn'd,
Ae limpin leg a hand-breed fhorter %
She's twilled right, (he's twilled left, '
To balance fair in ilka quarter ;
She has a hump upon her bread,
The twin o' that upon her ikouther ;
■Sic a Wife, &c.
Auld baudrous by the ingle fits,
An' wi' her loof her face a wafnin ;
But Willie's wife is nae fae trig,
She dights her grunzie wi' a hufhioa }
Her wa'ie nieves like midden-creels,
Ker face wad fyle the Logan- water }
Sic a Wife as Willie had-.
I "ivad na gie a button for her*
SON G.
The Braes o* Ballochmyle,
JL HE Caprine wcods were yellow feen,
The flowers decay'd on Canine lee $