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stch drk

gie hi strong drk until he k,

that&039;s skg despair;

an&039; lior guid to fire his bid,

that&039;s prest wi&039; grief and care:

there let hi boe, an&039; deep caroe,

wi&039; bupers flog o&039;er,

till he fets his loves or debts,

an&039; ds his griefs no ore

(loon&039;s proverbs, xxxi 6, 7)

let other poets raise a fracas

&039;bout ves, an&039; es, an&039; drucken bah,

an&039; crabbit nas an&039;stories wrack ,

an&039; grate our g:

i sg the juice stch bear can ak ,

gss or jug

o thou, y e! guid auld stch drk!

whether thro&039; wipl wors thou jk,

or, richly brown, rea owre the brk,

glorio fae,

spire , till i lisp an&039; k,

to sg thy na!

let hky wheat the haughs adorn,

an&039; aits set up their awnie horn,

an&039; pease and beans, at e&039;en or orn,

perfu the p:

leeze on thee, john barleyrn,

thou kg o&039; gra!

on thee aft stnd chows her od,

uple snes, the wale o&039;food!

or tubl the boilg flood

wi&039; kail an&039; beef;

but when thou pours thy strong heart&039;s blood,

there thou shes chief

food fills the wa, an&039; keeps leev;

tho&039; life&039;s a gift no worth receiv,

when heavy-dragg&039;d wi&039; pe an&039; griev;

but, oil&039;d by thee,

the wheels o&039; life gae down-hill, scriev,

wi&039; rattl glee

thou clears the head o&039;doited lear;

thou cheers ahe heart o&039; droopg care;

thou strgs the nerves o&039; bour sair,

at&039;s weary toil;

though even brightens dark despair

wi&039; glooy sile

aft, cd assy siller weed,

wi&039; ntles thou erects thy head;

yet, hubly kd ti o&039; need,

the poor an&039;s e;

his weep drap parritch, or his bread,

thou kitchens fe

thou art the life o&039