tomr.m'adam，ofcraigen-gillan

inanswertoanobligingletterhesent

inthecommencementofmypoeticcareer.

sir，o'eragilligatyourcard，

itrowitmademeproud;

“seewhataksnoticeo'thebard!”

ilapandcriedfu'loud.

nowdeil-ma-careabouttheirjaw，

thesenseless，gawkymillion;

i'llcockmynoseabunethema'，

i'mroos'dbycraigen-gillan!

'twasnoble，sir;'twaslikeyourself'，

tograntyourhighprotection:

agreatman'ssmileyekenfu'well

isayeablestinfection.

tho'，byhisbaneswhainatub

match'dmacedoniansandy!

onmyainlegsthro'dirtanddub，

iindependentstandaye，—

andwhenthoselegstogude，warmkail，

wi'welcomecannabearme，

aleedyke-side，asybow-tail，

an'barley-sconeshallcheerme.

heavenspareyoulangtokissthebreath

o'monyflow'rysimmers!

an'blessyourbonielassesbaith，

i'mtauldthey'reloosomekimmers!

an'godblessyoungdunaskin'slaird，

theblossomofourgentry!

an'mayhewearandauldman'sbeard，

acredittohiscountry.