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1786

the auld farr&039;s new-year-orng satation to his auld are, aggie

on givg her the atod ripp of rn to hansel the new year

a guid new-year i wish thee, aggie!

hae, there&039;s a ripp to thy auld baggie:

tho&039; thou&039;s howe-backit now, an&039; knaggie,

i&039;ve seen the day

thou uld hae gaen like ony staggie,

out-owre the y

tho&039; now thou&039;s dowie, stiff, an&039; crazy,

an&039; thy auld hide as white&039;s a daisie,

i&039;ve seen thee dappl&039;t, sleek an&039; gizie,

a bonie gray:

he should been tight that daur&039;t to raize thee,

ance a day

thou ance was i&039; the foreost rank,

a filly buirdly, steeve, an&039; swank;

an&039; set weel down a shapely shank,

as e&039;er tread yird;

an&039; uld hae flown out-owre a stank,

like ony bird

it&039;s now ne-an&039;-enty year,

s&039; thou was y guid-father&039;s ar;

he gied thee, o&039; tocher clear,

an&039; fifty ark;

tho&039; it was sa&039;, &039;as weel-won ar,

an&039; thou was stark

when first i gaed to woo y jenny,

ye then was trottg wi&039; your nie:

tho&039; ye was trickie, slee, an&039; funnie,

ye ne&039;er was donsie;

but haly, tawie, iet, an&039; cannie,

an&039; un nsie

that day, ye pranc&039;d wi&039; uckle pride,

when ye bure ha y bonie bride:

an&039; sweet an&039; gracefu&039; she did ride,

wi&039; aiden air!

kyle-stewart i uld bragd wide

for sic a pair

tho&039; now ye dow but hoyte and hobble,

an&039; tle like a sauont ble,

that day, ye was a jker noble,

for heels an&039; &039;!

an&039; ran the till they a&039; did wauble,

far, far, beh&039;!

when thou an&039; i were young an&039; skeigh,

an&039; stable-als at fairs were dreigh,

how thou wad prance, and snore, an&03