Whyles owre a linn the burnie plays, [Waterfall]
As thro' the glen it wimpled; [wound]
Whyles round a rocky scaur it strays; [ledge]
Whyles in a wiel it dimpled; [eddy]
Whyles glitter'd to the nightly rays,
Wi' bickering, dancing dazzle;
Whyles cookit underneath the braes, [peeped]
Below the spreading hazel,
Unseen that night.
Amang the brackens on the brae, [ferns, hillside]
Between her an' the moon,
The Deil, or else an outler quey, [unhoused heifer]
Gat up an' gae a croon: [gave a low]
Poor Leezie's heart maist lap the hool; [almost leapt, sheath]
Near lav'rock height she jumpit, [lark high]
But miss'd a fit, an' in the pool [foot]
Out-owre the lugs she plumpit,
Wi' a plunge that night.
In order, on the clean hearth-stane,
The luggies[18] three are ranged;
And every time great care is ta'en,
To see them duly changed:
Auld uncle John, wha wedlock's joys
Sin' Mar's year did desire, [1715 Rebellion]
Because he gat the toom dish thrice, [empty]
He heav'd them on the fire
In wrath that night.
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