OnTheLateCaptainGrose'sPeregrinationsThro'Scotland

onthelatecaptaingrose'speregrinationsthro'scotland

collectingtheantiquitiesofthatkingdom

hear,lando'cakes,andbritherscots,

fraemaidenkirktojohniegroat's;—

ifthere'saholeina'yourcoats,

iredeyoutentit:

achield'samangyoutakinnotes,

and,faith,he'llprentit:

ifinyourboundsyechancetolight

uponafine,fatfodgelwight,

o'statureshort,butgeniusbright,

that'she,markweel;

andwow!hehasanuncosleight

o'caukandkeel.

bysomeauld,houlet-hauntedin,

orkirkdesertedbyitsin,

it'stentoaneye'llfindhimsnugin

someeldritchpart,

wi'deils,theysay,lordsave's!colleaguin

atsomeblackart.

ilkghaistthathauntsauldha'orchaumer,

yegipsy-gangthatdealinglamour,

andyou,deep-readinhell'sblackgrammar,

warlocksandwitches,

ye'llquakeathisconjuringhammer,

yemidnightbitches.

it'stauldhewasasodgerbred,

andanewadratherfa'nthanfled;

butnowhe'squatthespurtle-blade,

anddog-skinwallet,

andtaenthe—antiquariantrade,

ithinktheycallit.

hehasafoutho'auldnick-nackets:

rustyairncapsandjinglinjackets,

wadhaudthelothiansthreeintackets,

atowmontgude;

andparritch-patsandauldsaut-backets,

beforetheflood.

ofeve'sfirstfirehehasacinder;

auldtubalcain'sfire-shoolandfender;

thatwhichdistinguishedthegender

o'balaam'sass:

abroomsticko'thewitchofendor,

weelshodwi'brass.

forbye,he'llshapeyouafffu'gleg

thecutofadam'sphilibeg;

theknifethatnickitabel'scraig

he'llproveyoufully,

itwasafauldingjocteleg,

orlang-kailgullie.