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And sentence pass'd upon us a'.
My ⟨kindly⟩ frien's ⟨that⟩ now looks ⟨won⟩
And greets me on this doleful day;
Though ⟨i'm⟩ the first ⟨that⟩ gets the cast,
Ye need na ⟨think⟩ I'll ⟨be the last⟩:
There's monie ⟨mare their⟩ lives will lack,
In virtue of the new ⟨made⟩ act,
In honour, I the list commence,
Submits to ⟨fare⟩ without defence,
And camely yields to time my breath,
A victim to proud ⟨statesmans⟩ wrath.
Who aft thinks fit to take so free,
As take the thing they ne'er ⟨could⟩ gi'e,
Poor simple Dogs 'tis time to dread,
There's now a price set on your head,
And few has had the luck to miss,
Was brand wi' sicko mark as this,
Oh' a' the tricks in ⟨world's⟩ trash,
The highest triumphs the ready cash.
And though the trifle is but sma',
⟨It⟩ adds to bulk when ⟨gathered⟩ a'.
And some would tell on you and me,
For shilling, ⟨less⟩ then ⟨twa⟩ or three;
Yet I hae something mair to say,
And tell the ⟨proudest⟩ m———h o' the day,
That I was form'd by the ⟨same⟩ han'
Which made the k—g o every land,
And that by nature I am free,
And ⟨filled⟩ my ⟨place⟩ as well as he
For I ⟨remain'd⟩ as I ⟨was made⟩,
