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5 Vhen a' the chiels wi' noses blat, Creep chittern roun' the canty ingle Through sleet and snaw to Kate I gae Drawn wi' a whang o cupids lingle. O dearest, &c.

Then our back door I gang to steek, And bonnie Kate, frae her back winnock., ies a bit slee and sinillin' keek, It warms my heart like a toasted bannock.

O Dearest, &c.

o sleep I try but no ae wink; (Frae hapless love may fate aye screen us!) sprawl and fidget when I think There's nought but a wee loan O Dearest &c. ngsyne Leander ilca night Swam o'er the sea at hero's biddin' it if my Kate wad me invite, 've nought ado but jump the middin O dearest &c.

hy did I gather this Delicate Flower!

! why did I gather this delicate flower? (tree? Why pluck the young bud from the