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the auld farr&039;s new-year-orng satation to his auld are, aggie
on givg her the atod ripp of rn to hansel the new year
a guid new-year i wish thee, aggie!
hae, there&039;s a ripp to thy auld baggie:
tho&039; thou&039;s howe-backit now, an&039; knaggie,
i&039;ve seen the day
thou uld hae gaen like ony staggie,
out-owre the y
tho&039; now thou&039;s dowie, stiff, an&039; crazy,
an&039; thy auld hide as white&039;s a daisie,
i&039;ve seen thee dappl&039;t, sleek an&039; gizie,
a bonie gray:
he should been tight that daur&039;t to raize thee,
ance a day
thou ance was i&039; the foreost rank,
a filly buirdly, steeve, an&039; swank;
an&039; set weel down a shapely shank,
as e&039;er tread yird;
an&039; uld hae flown out-owre a stank,
like ony bird
it&039;s now ne-an&039;-enty year,
s&039; thou was y guid-father&039;s ar;
he gied thee, o&039; tocher clear,
an&039; fifty ark;
tho&039; it was sa&039;, &039;as weel-won ar,
an&039; thou was stark
when first i gaed to woo y jenny,
ye then was trottg wi&039; your nie:
tho&039; ye was trickie, slee, an&039; funnie,
ye ne&039;er was donsie;
but haly, tawie, iet, an&039; cannie,
an&039; un nsie
that day, ye pranc&039;d wi&039; uckle pride,
when ye bure ha y bonie bride:
an&039; sweet an&039; gracefu&039; she did ride,
wi&039; aiden air!
kyle-stewart i uld bragd wide
for sic a pair
tho&039; now ye dow but hoyte and hobble,
an&039; tle like a sauont ble,
that day, ye was a jker noble,
for heels an&039; &039;!
an&039; ran the till they a&039; did wauble,
far, far, beh&039;!
when thou an&039; i were young an&039; skeigh,
an&039; stable-als at fairs were dreigh,
how thou wad prance, and snore, an&03
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