The complete works of Robert Burns: containing his poems, songs, and correspondence . -oak. For some black, grousome carlin;An loot a winze, an drew a stroke, Till skin in blypes cam haurlin Afis nieves that night. A wanton widow Leezie was. As canty as a kittlin;But, och! that night, amang the shaws, She got a fearfu settlin!She thro the whins, an by the cairn. An owre the hill gaed scrievin. that the being about to appear may shut the doors anddo you some mischief. Then take that instrument usedin winnowing the corn, which, in our country dialect, wecall a wecht; and go through all the attit
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The complete works of Robert Burns: containing his poems, songs, and correspondence . -oak. For some black, grousome carlin;An loot a winze, an drew a stroke, Till skin in blypes cam haurlin Afis nieves that night. A wanton widow Leezie was. As canty as a kittlin;But, och! that night, amang the shaws, She got a fearfu settlin!She thro the whins, an by the cairn. An owre the hill gaed scrievin. that the being about to appear may shut the doors anddo you some mischief. Then take that instrument usedin winnowing the corn, which, in our country dialect, wecall a wecht; and go through all the attitudes of lettingdovra corn against the wind. Repeat it three times; andthe third time, an apparition will pass through thebarn, in at the windy door, and out at the other, havingboth the figure in question, and the appearance or retinuemarking the employment or station in life. 3 Take an opportunity of going unnoticed, to a bean-stack, and fathom it three times round. The last fathoncof the last time, you will catch in your arras the appear-ance of your future conjugal yoke-fellow.. ^T i?3 - -<^ - j^ v else an outler quey, Gat up an gae a croon:Poor Leezies heart maist lap the hool! Near lavrock-height she jumpit.But mist a fit, an in the pool Out-owre the lugs she plumpit, Wi a plunge that night. In order, on the clean hearth-stane. The luggies three^ are ranged.And evry time great care is taen. To see them duly changed:Auld uncle John, wha wedlocks joys Sin Mars-year did desire.Because he gat the toom-dish thrice. He heavd them on the fire In wrath that night. Wi merry