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⟨sport⟩ it will be when we are all ⟨drowning⟩, to see how that man's red nose ⟨will⟩ make the water biz when it comes ⟨about⟩ it; at which words they all fell ⟨to⟩ laughing and cherished the crew, so ⟨that⟩ they made another attempt to (illegible text)eather out, and got all safe ashore at ⟨last⟩.
John Falkirk's Love Letter to the Fiddler's Widow
My lovely Bet, the beauty of old ⟨age⟩, thy hoary head, and louching ⟨shoulders⟩ incline to mortality; yet I ⟨still⟩ compare thee to the Eagle that ⟨has⟩ renewed her youth, or leek with ⟨a⟩ white head and a green tail, this ⟨comes⟩ to thee with my kind compliments for kisses of thy lips and the ⟨fondness⟩ I had for thy late bed fellow, ⟨Fiddler⟩ Pate, my brother pensioner; ⟨Oh!⟩ how we drank others healths with ⟨the⟩ broe of the bucket ewes, we brought ⟨from⟩ boughts of the German Boors; ⟨but⟩ it's nonsense to praise the dead, ⟨when⟩ in the dust, yet a better Vialer ⟨never⟩ freeded on a silken cord, or (illegible text)littled a cat's trypes wi' his finger-ends,
