Epistle To John Goldie, In Kilmarnock (第1/2页)
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epistletojohngoldie,inkilmarnock
authorofthegospelrecovered.—august,1785
ogowdie,terroro'thewhigs,
dreado'blackcoatsandrev'rendwigs!
sourbigotry,onherlastlegs,
girnsan'looksback,
wishingthetenegyptianplagues
mayseizeyouquick.
poorgapin',glowrin'superstition!
wae'sme,she'sinasadcondition:
fye:bringblackjock,herstatephysician,
toseeherwater
alas,there'sgroundforgreatsuspicion
she'llne'ergetbetter.
enthusiasm'spastredemption,
ganeinagallopin'consumption:
nota'herquacks,wi'a'theirgumption,
canevermendher
herfeeblepulsegiesstrongpresumption,
she'llsoonsurrender.
auldorthodoxylangdidgrapple,
foreveryholetogetastapple
butnowshefetchesatthethrapple,
an'fightsforbreath
haste,giehernameupinthechapel,
nearuntodeath.
it'syouan'taylorarethechief
toblamefora'thisblackmischief