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This warlds wealth when I ihink on,
Its pride, and a' the lave o't ;
Kie, fie on silly coward man,
That he should be the slave <Jt .
O why, &c.
Her een sae bonny bine betray
How she repays .my passion!
But prudence is her o'erword ay,
She talks of rank and fashion .
O why, &< .
O wha can prndence think upon,
And sic a lassie by him?
O wha can prudence think upon,
And sae in love as I am :
O why, &ci"
How blest the humble cottars fate,
He wooes his simple dearie;
The silly bodies, wealth and state,
Can never make them eerie.
O why, &< .