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VIII.
Indeed I wad on nae pretence
Wiss to tyne sight o' reverence ;
Sae, if sic fowk be men o' sense,
I ask their pardon, — -
But value not a fool's offence
Ae single fardin.
IX.
Your M. A.s and your L. L. D.s,
That get a vogue and make a fraize,
I dinna liadd them worth three straes,
Wi' a' their fame •
Nor do I envy ony praise
That's gi'en to them.
X.
A frien' like you delights me sair,
An' hits my fancy till a hair,
Sae couthy and sae debonnair,
An' then sae plain •
It does nae need a birn o' lair
To write again.
XI.
Now, honest onkent, fare ye weel,
I guess you be some pawky chiel,
That 's may be been at Allan's skuil
Some orra time,
And seems to understand the tweel
O' rustic rhyme,
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VIII.
Indeed I wad on nae pretence
Wiss to tyne sight o' reverence ;
Sae, if sic fowk be men o' sense,
I ask their pardon, — -
But value not a fool's offence
Ae single fardin.
IX.
Your M. A.s and your L. L. D.s,
That get a vogue and make a fraize,
I dinna liadd them worth three straes,
Wi' a' their fame •
Nor do I envy ony praise
That's gi'en to them.
X.
A frien' like you delights me sair,
An' hits my fancy till a hair,
Sae couthy and sae debonnair,
An' then sae plain •
It does nae need a birn o' lair
To write again.
XI.
Now, honest onkent, fare ye weel,
I guess you be some pawky chiel,
That 's may be been at Allan's skuil
Some orra time,
And seems to understand the tweel
O' rustic rhyme,
i 2
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Amusements of leisure hours, or, Poetical pieces, chiefly in the Scottish dialect > (107) Page 103 |
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| Description | By the Reverend John Skinner. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the author's life, with some remarks on Scottish poetry. Edinburgh : Printed by John Moir and sold by Stuart Cheyne, 1809. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.175 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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