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The Twa Dogs (第3/5页)
w they maun thole a factor's snash; he'll stamp an' threaten, curse an' swear he'll apprehend them, poind their gear; while they maun stan', ect humble, an' hear it a', an' fear an' tremble! i see how folk live that hae riches; but surely poor-folk maun be wretches! luath they're no sae wretched's ane wad think. tho' stantly on poortith's brink, they're sae ac'd wi' the sight, the view o't gives them little fright. then d fortune are sae guided, they're aye in less or mair provided: an' tho' fatigued wi' close employment, a blink o' rest's a sweet enjoyment. the dearest fort o' their lives, their grushie weans an' faithfu' wives; the prattling things are just their pride, that sweetens a' their fire-side. an' whiles tennie worth o' nappy mak the bodies unco happy: they lay aside their private cares, to mind the kirk and state affairs; they'll talk o' patronage an' priests, wi' kindling fury i' their breasts, or tell what axation's in, an' ferlie at the folk in lon'on. as bleak-fac'd hallowmass returns, they get the jovial, rantin kirns, when rural life, of ev'ry station, unite in on recreation; love blinks, wit slaps, an' social mirth fets there's care upo' the earth. that merry day the year begins, they bar the door on frosty win's; the nappy reeks wi' mantling ream, an' sheds a heart-inspiring steam; the luntin pipe, an' sneeshin mill, are handed round wi' right guid will; the tie auld folks cra crouse, the young anes rantin thro' the house— my heart has been sae fain to see them, that i for joy hae barkit wi' them. still it's owre true that ye hae said, sic game is now owre aften play'd; there's mony a creditable stock o' det, ho, fawsont folk, are riven out baith root an' branch,