Epistle To James Tennant Of Glenconner（2 / 3）

  a burning an' a shining light.
  my heart-warm love to guid auld glen,
  the ace an' wale of honest men:
  when bending down wi' auld grey hairs
  beneath the load of years and cares,
  may he who made him still support him,
  an' views beyond the grave comfort him;
  his worthy fam'ly far and near,
  god bless them a' wi' grace and gear!
  my auld schoolfellow, preacher willie,
  the manly tar, my mason-billie,
  and auchenbay, i wish him joy,
  if he's a parent, lass or boy,
  may he be dad, and meg the mither,
  just five-and-forty years thegither!
  and no forgetting wabster charlie,
  i'm tauld he offers very fairly.
  an' lord, remember singing sannock,
  wi' hale breeks, saxpence, an' a bannock!
  and next, my auld acquaintance, nancy,
  since she is fitted to her fancy,
  an' her kind stars hae airted till her
  ga guid chiel wi' a pickle siller.
  my kindest, best respects, i sen' it,
  to cousin kate, an' sister janet:
  tell them, frae me, wi' chiels be cautious,
  for, faith, they'll aiblins fin' them fashious;
  to grant a heart is fairly civil,
  but to grant a maidenhead's the devil.
  an' lastly, jamie, for yoursel, ↑返回顶部↑