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mymemory'snoworthapreen;

ihadamaistforgottenclean,

yebademewriteyouwhattheymean

bythis“new-light,”

'boutwhichourherdssaeafthaebeen

maistliketofight.

indayswhenmankindwerebutcallans

atgrammar,logic,an'sictalents,

theytooknaepainstheirspeechtobalance,

orrulestogie;

butspaktheirthoughtsinplain,braidlallans,

likeyouorme.

inthaeauldtimes,theythoughtthemoon,

justlikeasark,orpairo'shoon,

worebydegrees,tillherlastroon

gaedpasttheirviewin;

an'shortlyaftershewasdone

theygatanewane.

thispassedforcertain,undisputed;

itne'ercami'theirheadstodoubtit,

tillchielsgatupan'wadconfuteit,

an'ca'ditwrang;

an'muckledintherewasaboutit,

baithloudan'lang.

someherds,weellearn'dupo'thebeuk,

wadthreapauldfolkthethingmisteuk;

for'twastheauldmoonturn'daneuk

an'outof'sight,

an'backlins-comintotheleuk

shegrewmairbright.

thiswasdeny'd,itwasaffirm'd;

theherdsandhisselswerealarm'd

therev'rendgray-beardsrav'dan'storm'd,

thatbeardlessladdies

shouldthinktheybetterwerinform'd,

thantheiraulddaddies.

fraelesstomair,itgaedtosticks;

fraewordsan'aithstocloursan'nicks;

anmonieafallowgathislicks,

wi'heartycrunt;

an'some,tolearnthemfortheirtricks,

werehang'dan'brunt.

thisgamewasplay'dinmonylands,

an'auld-lightcaddiesburesichands,

thatfaith,theyoungsterstookthesands

wi'nimbleshanks;

tilllairdsforbad,bystrictcommands,

sicbluidypranks.

butnew-lightherdsgatsicacowe,