Epistle To William Simson(2/8)
ould i but dare a hope to speel
wi' aln, or wi' gilbertfield,
the braes o' fame;
or fergusson, the writer-chiel,
a deathless name.
(usson! thy glorious parts
ill suited w's dry, musty arts!
my curse upon your whunstas,
ye e'nbrugh gentry!
the tithe o' what ye waste at cartes
wad stow'd his pantry!)
yet when a tale es i' my head,
or ssies gie my heart a screed—
as whiles they're like to be my dead,
(o sad disease!)
i kittle up my rustic reed;
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