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And every time great care is ta'en
To see them duly changed:
Auld uncle John, wha wedlock's joys
Sin' Mar's year did desire,
Because he gat the toom dish thrice,
He heav'd them on the fire
In wrath that night.
To see them duly changed:
Auld uncle John, wha wedlock's joys
Sin' Mar's year did desire,
Because he gat the toom dish thrice,
He heav'd them on the fire
In wrath that night.
THE GUDEWIFE O' GUILSTON.
To farnish matter for some rhymes,
I'll tell a tale o' former times:—
I'll tell a tale o' former times:—
A farmer, near the east nook o' Fife,
Was carried aff in prime o' life,
And left a widow fu' o' grief,
Her sorrow real, but unco brief.
At first nae comfort would she hear,
Frae scripture, or frae reason clear;
Was carried aff in prime o' life,
And left a widow fu' o' grief,
Her sorrow real, but unco brief.
At first nae comfort would she hear,
Frae scripture, or frae reason clear;
- ↑ Sowans, with butter instead of milk to them is always the Hallowe'en supper.