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“
Auld Reekie's sons blyth faces wear,
September's merry month is near,
That brings in Neptune's caller chere,
New oysters fresh;
The halesomest and nicest gear
Of fish or flesh.
Whan big as burns the gutters rin,
Gin ye hae catcht a drookit skin,
To Luckie Middlemist's loup in,
And sit fair snug
O'er oysters and a dram o' gin,
Or haddock lug.
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― Poems of Fergusson
― Poems of Fergusson
“
Great Drummond improveth what nature doth send,
To country and city he's always a friend.
Regardless of juntos, his lordship pursues
The weal of the public in all that he does;
Unwearied he studies the good of the town.
And success his labours for ever must crown.
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― Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, on Several Occasions, with large additions
― Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, on Several Occasions, with large additions
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