The Ordination(2/3)
9;lt rowt out-owre the dale,
because thy pasture's scanty;
for lapfu's large o' gospel kail
shall fill thy crib in plenty,
an' runts o' grace the pick an' wale,
no gi'en by way o' dainty,
but ilka day.
nae mair by babel's streams we'll weep,
to think upon our zion;
and hing our fiddles up to sleep,
like baby-clouts a-dryin!
come, screw the pegs wi' tunefu' cheep,
and o'er the thairms be tryin;
oh, rare to see our elbucks wheep,
and a' like lamb-tails flyin
fu' fast this day.
lang, patronage, with rod o' airn,
has shor'd the kirk's undoin;
as lately fenwick, sair forfairn,
has proven to its ruin:
our patron, honest man! glencairn,
he saw mischief was brewin;
an' like a godly, elect bairn,
he's waled us out a true ane,
and sound, this day.
now robertson harangue nae mair,
but steek your gab for ever;
or try the wicked town of ayr,
for there they'll think you clever;
or, nae reflection on your lear,
ye may commence a shaver;
or to the netherton repair,
an' turn a carpet weaver
aff-hand this day.
mu'trie and you were just a match,
we never had sic twa drones;
auld hornie did the laigh kirk watch,
just like a winkin baudrons,
and aye he catch'd the tither wretch,
to fry them in his caudrons;
but now his honour maun detach,
wi' a' his brimstone squadrons,
fast, fast this day.
see, see auld orthodoxy's faes
she's swingein thro' the city!
hark, how the nine-tail'd cat she plays!
i vow it's unco pretty:
there, learning, with his greekish face,
grunts out some latin ditty;
and common-sense is gaun, she says,
to mak to jamie beattie
her plaint this day.
but there's
because thy pasture's scanty;
for lapfu's large o' gospel kail
shall fill thy crib in plenty,
an' runts o' grace the pick an' wale,
no gi'en by way o' dainty,
but ilka day.
nae mair by babel's streams we'll weep,
to think upon our zion;
and hing our fiddles up to sleep,
like baby-clouts a-dryin!
come, screw the pegs wi' tunefu' cheep,
and o'er the thairms be tryin;
oh, rare to see our elbucks wheep,
and a' like lamb-tails flyin
fu' fast this day.
lang, patronage, with rod o' airn,
has shor'd the kirk's undoin;
as lately fenwick, sair forfairn,
has proven to its ruin:
our patron, honest man! glencairn,
he saw mischief was brewin;
an' like a godly, elect bairn,
he's waled us out a true ane,
and sound, this day.
now robertson harangue nae mair,
but steek your gab for ever;
or try the wicked town of ayr,
for there they'll think you clever;
or, nae reflection on your lear,
ye may commence a shaver;
or to the netherton repair,
an' turn a carpet weaver
aff-hand this day.
mu'trie and you were just a match,
we never had sic twa drones;
auld hornie did the laigh kirk watch,
just like a winkin baudrons,
and aye he catch'd the tither wretch,
to fry them in his caudrons;
but now his honour maun detach,
wi' a' his brimstone squadrons,
fast, fast this day.
see, see auld orthodoxy's faes
she's swingein thro' the city!
hark, how the nine-tail'd cat she plays!
i vow it's unco pretty:
there, learning, with his greekish face,
grunts out some latin ditty;
and common-sense is gaun, she says,
to mak to jamie beattie
her plaint this day.
but there's
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