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The Holy Fair (第1/5页)
the holy fair 注释标题 “holy fair” is a on phrase in the west of scotland for a sacramental occasion.—r. b. a robe of seeming truth and trust hid crafty observation; a hung, with poison'd crust, the dirk of defamation: a mask that like the get show'd, dye-varying on the pigeon; and for a mantle large and broad, he t him in religion. hypocrisy a-la-mode upon a simmer sunday morn when nature's face is fair, i walked forth to view the , an' snuff the caller air. the rising sun alston muirs wi' glorious light was glintin; the hares were hirplin down the furrs, the lav'rocks they were tin fu' sweet that day. as lightsomely i glowr'd abroad, to see a se sae gay, three hizzies, early at the road, cam skelpin up the way. twa had manteeles o' dolefu' black, but ane wi' lyart lining; the third, that gaed a wee a-back, was in the fashion shining fu' gay that day. the tear'd like sisters twin, iure, form, an' claes; their visage wither'd, lang an' thin, an' sour as only slaes: the third cam up, hap-stap-an'-lowp, as light as ony lambie, an' wi'a curchie low did stoop, as soon as e'er she saw me, fu' kind that day. wi' bo aff, h i, “sweet lass, i think ye seem to ken me; i'm sure i've seen that bonie face but yet i a name ye.” quo' she, an' laughin as she spak, an' taks me by the han's, “ye, for my sake, hae gien the feck of a' the ten an's a screed some day.” “my name is fun—your ie dear, the friend ye hae; an' this is superstitution here, an' that's hypocrisy. i'm gaun to maue holy f
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