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the iory 注释标题 the “iory” was addressed to mr. aitken of ayr, surveyor of taxes for the district. in ao a mandate by the surveyor of the taxes sir, as your mandate did request, i send you here a faithfu' list, o' gudes an' gear, an' a' my graith, to which i'm clear to gi'e my aith. imprimis, then, for carriage cattle, i hae four brutes o' gallale, as ever drew afore a pettle. my hand-afore 's a guid auld has-been, an' wight an' wilfu' a' his days been: my hand-ahin 's a weel gaun fillie, that aft has borne me hame frae killie. an' your auld bh mony a time in days when riding was nae crime. but ance, when in my wooing pride i, like a blockhead, boost to ride, the wilfu' creature sae i pat to, (lord pardon a' my sins, an' that too!) i play'd my fillie sic a shavie, she's a' bedevil'd wi' the spavie. my furr-ahin 's a wordy beast, as e'er in tug or tow was traced. the fourth's a highland donald hastle, a damn'd red-wud kilburnie blastie! foreby a cowt, o' cowts the wale, as ever ran afore a tail: gin he be spar'd to be a beast, he'll draw me fifteen pund at least. wheel-carriages i ha'e but few, three carts, an' twa are feckly new; an auld wheelbarrow, mair for token, ae leg an' baith the trams are broken; i made a poker o' the spin'le, an' my auld mither brunt the trin'le. for men, i've three mischievous boys, run-deils for ranting an' for noise; a gaudsman ane, a thrasher t' other: wee davock hauds the