with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns
with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns
198 W.J. Mickle, in the possession of the Rev. Mr. Sim. There's nae luck about the house There's nae hick at aw There's little pleasure in the house When our gudeman's awa And are you sure the news is true And do you say he's weel Is this a time to speak of wark Ye jades lay by your wheel Is this a time to spin a thread When Collin's at the door Reach me my cloak I'll to the quay And see him come ashore And gie to me my bigonet My Bishop's sattin gown For I mun tell the BaiUe's* wife That Colin's in the town My Turky slippers man gae on My stockings pearly blue 'Tis aw to pleasure my gudeman For he's baith leel and true Rise Lass and make a clean fire-side Put on the Mucklet pot Gie little Kate her button gown • And Jockf his Sunday Coat And make their shoon as black as slaes Their hose as white as snaw 'Tis a to pleasure my gude Man§ For he's been lang awa There's twa fat hens upo the Coop Been fed this month and mair Mak haste and thraw their necks about That Colin weel may fare * The e after the i in Bailie's erased. t The M changed for m. i The c in Jock erased. § A repetition of line 19.
199 And niak the Table neat and trim Let every thing be braw For who kens how CoHn far'd* When he's beent far awa Sae true his hearty sae smooth his speech His breath hke cauler air His very foot has Music in't As he comes up the stair And shall I see his face again And shall I hear him speak I'm down right giddy wi' the thought In troth I'm like to greet If Cohn's weel,§ and weel content I hae nae mair to crave And gin I live to mak him sae I'm blest above the lave And shall I see his face again &c APPENDIX (b.) James Tytler was the son of a country clergyman in the presbytery of Brechin, and brother to Dr. Tytler, the translator of Callimachus. He was instructed by his father in classical learning and * This line is deficient in measure. t Interlined, he was. t The first point in the MS, I The last point in the MS,
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198<br />
W.J. Mickle, in the possession of the Rev. Mr.<br />
Sim.<br />
There's nae luck about the house<br />
There's nae hick at aw<br />
There's little pleasure in the house<br />
When our gudeman's awa<br />
And are you sure the news is true<br />
And do you say he's weel<br />
Is this a time to speak of wark<br />
Ye jades lay <strong>by</strong> your wheel<br />
Is this a time to spin a thread<br />
When Collin's at the door<br />
Reach me my cloak I'll to the quay<br />
And see him come ashore<br />
And gie to me my bigonet<br />
My Bishop's sattin gown<br />
For I mun tell the BaiUe's* wife<br />
That Colin's in the town<br />
My Turky slippers man gae on<br />
My stockings pearly blue<br />
'Tis aw to pleasure my gudeman<br />
For he's baith leel <strong>and</strong> true<br />
Rise Lass <strong>and</strong> make a clean fire-side<br />
Put on the Mucklet pot<br />
Gie little Kate her button gown •<br />
And Jockf his Sunday Coat<br />
And make their shoon as black as slaes<br />
Their hose as white as snaw<br />
'Tis a to pleasure my gude Man§<br />
For he's been lang awa<br />
There's twa fat hens upo the Coop<br />
Been fed this month <strong>and</strong> mair<br />
Mak haste <strong>and</strong> thraw their necks about<br />
That Colin weel may fare<br />
* The e after the i in Bailie's erased.<br />
t The M changed for m.<br />
i The c in Jock erased.<br />
§ A repetition of line 19.
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