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48 The Ge ntie Sh epherd.
To lift a love that's rooted, is great pain; "l
Even kmgs has tane a queen out of the plain, \
And what has been before, may be again. J
Madge. Sic nonsenlc! love tak root, but tocher-good,
'Tween a herd's bairn, and ane of gentle blood :
Sic fashions in king Bruce's days might be j
But liccan fe'riies now we never see.
Maufe. GifPd/eforsakes,lta#Wyshernaygain, 1
Yonder he comes, and wow! v
Nae doubt he thinks that Peggy's now his air*. j
Madge. He get her ! ssaverin doof! it sets him well
To yoke a plough where Patrick thought to teil!
Gif. I were Meg, I'd let young matter see———.
Mause. Ye'd be as dorty in your choice as he j
And 10 wad I: but whifiu \ here Bauldy comes.
Enter Bauldy isinging.]
Jocky sd'td to Jenny, Jenny wilt thoudo't,
Ne'er a sit, quoth Jenny, for my tother-good$
For my tocher-good, 1 reirma marry thee,
E'ens ye like quoth Jocky, ye may let it be.
Madge. Well liltit, Bauldy, that's a dakiry Tang.
sauldy. I'll gie ye'ta', 'tis better than'tis la ng.
[ smgs again.
1 ha'e gowd and gear, I have land enough,
1 have feven good owsen ganging in a pleugh j
Ganging-in a pleugh, andlinkan o'er the lee,
And gin ye winna tak me, I can let ye be.
J ha'e a good ha' houfe, a barn and a bayer,
A peatftack 'fore the door, we'll make a rantin fire$
J'llmakt arantin sire, andmerry fallwebe,
And gin ye winna tak 7ne, I can let ye be.
Jenny said to Jockey, ginyew'mna tell,
Te sliall be the lad, I'll be the lass my sell >
Ye're a bony lad, and Pm a la/sie free;
Ye're welcomtr to tak me, than to let me be.
I trow sac, 1 lasTes will come to at la st,
Tho' for awhile they maun their snaw.baws cast.
3 - Maufe-,
To lift a love that's rooted, is great pain; "l
Even kmgs has tane a queen out of the plain, \
And what has been before, may be again. J
Madge. Sic nonsenlc! love tak root, but tocher-good,
'Tween a herd's bairn, and ane of gentle blood :
Sic fashions in king Bruce's days might be j
But liccan fe'riies now we never see.
Maufe. GifPd/eforsakes,lta#Wyshernaygain, 1
Yonder he comes, and wow! v
Nae doubt he thinks that Peggy's now his air*. j
Madge. He get her ! ssaverin doof! it sets him well
To yoke a plough where Patrick thought to teil!
Gif. I were Meg, I'd let young matter see———.
Mause. Ye'd be as dorty in your choice as he j
And 10 wad I: but whifiu \ here Bauldy comes.
Enter Bauldy isinging.]
Jocky sd'td to Jenny, Jenny wilt thoudo't,
Ne'er a sit, quoth Jenny, for my tother-good$
For my tocher-good, 1 reirma marry thee,
E'ens ye like quoth Jocky, ye may let it be.
Madge. Well liltit, Bauldy, that's a dakiry Tang.
sauldy. I'll gie ye'ta', 'tis better than'tis la ng.
[ smgs again.
1 ha'e gowd and gear, I have land enough,
1 have feven good owsen ganging in a pleugh j
Ganging-in a pleugh, andlinkan o'er the lee,
And gin ye winna tak me, I can let ye be.
J ha'e a good ha' houfe, a barn and a bayer,
A peatftack 'fore the door, we'll make a rantin fire$
J'llmakt arantin sire, andmerry fallwebe,
And gin ye winna tak 7ne, I can let ye be.
Jenny said to Jockey, ginyew'mna tell,
Te sliall be the lad, I'll be the lass my sell >
Ye're a bony lad, and Pm a la/sie free;
Ye're welcomtr to tak me, than to let me be.
I trow sac, 1 lasTes will come to at la st,
Tho' for awhile they maun their snaw.baws cast.
3 - Maufe-,