On The Late Captain Groses Peregrination(2/2)
l gullie.
but wad ye see him in his glee,
for meikle glee and fun has he,
then set him down, and twa or three
gude fellows wi' him:
and port, o port! shine thou a wee,
and then ye'll see him!
now, by the pow'rs o' verse and prose!
thou art a dainty chield, o grose!—
whae'er o' thee shall ill suppose,
they sair misca' thee;
i'd take the rascal by the nose,
wad say, “shame fa' thee!”
but wad ye see him in his glee,
for meikle glee and fun has he,
then set him down, and twa or three
gude fellows wi' him:
and port, o port! shine thou a wee,
and then ye'll see him!
now, by the pow'rs o' verse and prose!
thou art a dainty chield, o grose!—
whae'er o' thee shall ill suppose,
they sair misca' thee;
i'd take the rascal by the nose,
wad say, “shame fa' thee!”