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Lament ye people, ane an' a,
⟨For⟩ Peter Duthies e'en awa';
⟨Nae⟩ mair will Pate e'er travel round,
⟨The⟩ circle o his native ground;
⟨Nae⟩ mair shall he last speeches cry
⟨Nor⟩ in the barns will ever lie ;
⟨Nae⟩ mair shall he again appear
⟨To⟩ usher in the infant year
⟨With⟩ Almanacks frae Aberdeen,
⟨The⟩ best and truest was seen;
⟨Nae⟩ mair shall he again proclaim
⟨The⟩ prophecies in Rhymer's name;
⟨Nor⟩ cell again the great commands,
⟨Nor⟩ praise the neuk ca'd Meally Hands;
⟨Nor⟩ Arry's ware for lads and lasses,
⟨Which⟩ for the highest wisdom passes
⟨Nor⟩ shall he Jock and Maggy's tale
⟨Again⟩ expose to viewer sale;
⟨Nae⟩ mair shall he e'er gain a dram
⟨Upon⟩ the tricks o' Louden Tam;
⟨Buchanan's⟩ wit he cannot praise,
⟨As⟩ aft he did in former days;
⟨Nor⟩ tell how Leper threw the cat
⟨To⟩ auld Janet's boiling pat.——
