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1780

ronalds of the bennals, the

tarbolton, ye ken, there are proper young n,

and proper young sses and a&039;, an;

but ken ye the ronalds that live the bennals,

they carry the gree frae the a&039;, an

their father&039;s ird, and weel he can spare&039;t,

braid oney to tocher the a&039;, an;

to proper young n, he&039;ll clk the hand

gowd gueas a hunder or a, an

there&039;s ane they ca&039; jean, i&039;ll warrant ye&039;ve seen

as bonie a ss or as braw, an;

but for sense and guid taste she&039;ll vie wi&039; the best,

and a nduct that beautifies a&039;, an

the chars o&039; the &039;, the nr they she,

the air adiration they draw, an;

while peaches and cherries, and roses and lilies,

they fade and they wither awa, an,

if ye be for iss jean, tak this frae a frien&039;,

a ht o&039; a rival or a, an;

the ird o&039; bckbyre wad gang through the fire,

if that wad entice her awa, an

the ird o&039; braehead has been on his speed,

for air than a towond or a, an;

the ird o&039; the ford will straught on a board,

if he canna t her at a&039;, an

then anna es , the pride o&039; her k,

the boast of our bachelors a&039;, an:

sae nsy and sweet, sae fully plete,

she steals our affections awa, an

if i should detail the pick and the wale

o&039; sses that live here awa, an,

the fau&039;t wad be e if they didna she

the sweetest and best o&039; the a&039;, an

i lo&039;e her ysel, but darena weel tell,

y poverty keeps awe, an;

for akg o&039; rhys, and workg at tis,

does little or naethg at a&039;, an

yet i wadna choose to let her refe,

nor hae&039;t her power to say na, an:

for though i be poor, unnoticed, obscure,

y stoach&039;s as proud as the a&039;, an

though i canna ride weel-booted pride