with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns

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To sit on one^s hunkers, to sit with the hips hang-
ing downwards, and the weight of the body depend-
ing on the knees.
No. XII.
An* hy that stoivpe, my faith an' hope,
An* hy that dear Keilbagie
! !
If e'er ye want, or meet fivi' scant.
May I ne'er iveet my craigie
This is a deeply-solemn oath for a tinker ; but it
must be remembered that his resources never failed
while any of his neighbours' property remained unse-
cured. The faith to be put in their curses is pro-
verbial.
That dear Keilbagie. Keilbagie is a well-known
kind of whiskey, in great request among the jovial
inhabitants of Po s i e Na n s i e's barn.
Note XIII.
Her lord, a wight of Homer's craft,
The* limpin' wi* the spavie,
He hirpled up, and lap tike daft,
An* shor'd them ' Dainty Davie*
0* boot that night.