with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns

21;
It's true we've been but poor,
And we are so to this hour
But we never yet repin'd or lamented.
It's true we've been hut poor, S^c,
When we had any stock, we ne'er vauntit,
Nor did we hing our heads when we wantit
But we always gave a share
Of the little we cou'd spare.
When it pleas'd a kind Heaven to grant it.
But we always gave a share, S^c.
We never laid a scheme to be wealthy.
By means that were cunning or stealthy
But we always had the bhss,
(And what further could we wiss),
To be pleas'd with ourselves, and be healthy.
But we always had the bliss, S^c.
What tho' we cannot boast of our guineas.
We have plenty of Jockies and Jeanies
And these, I'm certain, are
More desirable by far
Than a bag full of poor yellow sleenies.
And these, I am certain, are, S^c.
We have seen many wonder and ferly,
Of changes that almost are yearly,