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The Twa Herds; Or, The Holy Tulyie (第2/2页)
sic twa—o! do i live to see't?— sic famous twa should disagree't, and names, like “villain,” “hypocrite,” ilk ither gi'en, while new-light herds, wi' laughin spite, say her's liein! a' ye wha tent the gospel fauld, there's dun deep, an' peebles shaul, but chiefly thou, 'tle auld, we trust in thee, that thou wilt work them, het an' cauld, till they agree. sider, sirs, how we're beset; there's scarce a new herd that we get, but es frae 'mang that cursed set, i winna name; i hope frae heav'n to see them yet in fiery flame. dalrymple has been lang our fae, m'gill has wrought us meikle wae, an' that curs'd rascal ca'd m'quhae, and baith the shaws, that aft hae made us bla' blae, wi' vengefu' paws. auld wodrow lang has hatch'd mischief; we thought aye death wad bring relief; but he has gotten, trief, ao succeed him, a chield wha'll soundly buff our beef; i meikle dread him. and mony a ahat i could tell, wha fain enly rebel, forby turn-coats amang oursel', there's smith for ane; i doubt he's but a grey nick quill, an' that ye'll fin'. o! a' ye flocks o'er a, the hills, by mosses, meadows, moors, and fells, e, join your sel and your skills to cowe the lairds, ahe brutes the power themsel's to choose their herds. then orthodoxy yet may prance, an' learning in a woody dance, an' that fell cur ca'd on sense, that bites sae sair, be banished o'er the sea to france: let him bark there. then shaw's an' d'rymple's eloquence, m'gill's close nervous excellence m'quhae's pathetily sense, an' guid m'math, wi' smith, wha thro' the heart glance, may a' pack aff.
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