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A blundering story he strove to begin,
But Kate, by such eloquence, he could not win.
Botheration, &c.
At length a young captain directed by fame
Repair'd to the Damsel, and put in a claim
His offers were ta'en, & he carried the Dame;
So if they are not happy, themselves are to blame.
Consummation, &c.
Jenny's Bawbee,
I met four chaps yon birks amang,
Wi' hanging lugs and faces lang,
I speer'd at nei'bour Bauldy Strang,
What are they these we see?
Qouth he "Ilk cream fac'd pauky chiel,
"Thinks himsell cunning as the deil,
"And here they cam', awa to steal
Jenny's Bawbee."
The first, a Captain to his trade,
Wi' ill-lin'd scull, and back weel clad,
March'd round the barn and by the shed,
And papped on his knee;
Quoth he, "My goddess, nymph, and queen,
"Your beauty's dazzl'd baith my een;"
