the ventory 注释标题 the “ventory” was addressed to r aitken of ayr, surveyor of taxes for the district
answer to a andate by the surveyor of the taxes
sir, as your andate did reest,
i send you here a faithfu&039; list,
o&039; gudes an&039; ar, an&039; a&039; y graith,
to which i&039; clear to gi&039;e y aith
ipriis, then, for carria cattle,
i hae four brutes o&039; galnt ttle,
as ever drew afore a pettle
y hand-afore &039;s a guid auld has-been,
an&039; wight an&039; wilfu&039; a&039; his days been:
y hand-ah &039;s a weel gaun fillie,
that aft has borne ha frae killie
an&039; your auld borough ony a ti
days when ridg was nae cri
but ance, when y woog pride
i, like a blockhead, boost to ride,
the wilfu&039; creature sae i pat to,
(lord pardon a&039; y ss, an&039; that too!)
i py&039;d y fillie sic a shavie,
she&039;s a&039; bedevil&039;d wi&039; the spavie
y furr-ah &039;s a wordy beast,
as e&039;er tug or tow was traced
the fourth&039;s a highnd donald hastle,
a dan&039;d red-wud kilburnie bstie!
foreby a wt, o&039; wts the wale,
as ever ran afore a tail:
g he be spar&039;d to be a beast,
he&039;ll draw fifteen pund at least
wheel-carrias i ha&039;e but few,
three carts, an&039; a are feckly new;
an auld wheelbarrow, air for token,
ae leg an&039; baith the tras are broken;
i ade a poker o&039; the sp&039;le,
an&039; y auld ither brunt the tr&039;le
for n, i&039;ve three ischievo boys,
run-deils for rantg an&039; for noise;
a gaudsan ane, a thrasher t&039; other:
wee davock hauds the nowt fother
i rule the as i ought, discreetly,
an&039; aften bour the pletely;
an&039; aye on sundays duly, nightly,
i on the estions tar the tightly;
till, faith! wee davock&039;s gro
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