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Page 207 - Among the rocks He went, and still looked up to sun and cloud, And listened to the wind ; and, as before, Performed all kinds of labour for his sheep, And for the land his small inheritance.
Page 204 - Aiken-drum. His matted head on his breast did rest, A lang blue beard wan'ered down like a vest ; But the glare o' his e'e hath nae bard exprest, Nor the skimes o' Aiken-drum. Roun" his hairy form there was naething seen, But a philabeg o...
Page 205 - Caft " — Bought. § " Gutcher "—Grandfather. || To ride the broose — To run a race on .horseback at a wedding. A Scots custom, still preserved in the country. Those who are at a wedding, especially the younger part of the company, who are conducting the bride from her own house to the bridegroom's, often set off at full speed for the latter. This is called riding the broose. He who first reaches the house is said to win thebroose. — Jamieson. An' Willie Ga'braith, the best o' the bows, Is...