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 Canto I. CHRIST'S KIRK, &c. 3

Their gloves were of the raffel right, Their ſhoon were of the ſtraits, 12 Their kirtles were of Lincome light, Well preſt with mony plaits, They were ſae nice, when men them nicht, They ſqueel'd like ony gaits 16 Fou loud that day.

Of all theſe maidens, mild as mead, Was nane ſae jimp as Gilly, As ony roſe her rude was red, Her lyre was like the lilly: 20 Fou yellow, yellow was her head, But the of love was filly; Tho' a' her kin had ſworn her dead, She wad hae but Sweet Willy, 24 Alane that day.

She ſcorned Jack, and ſcraped at him, And murgeon'd him wi' mocks, He wad hae loo'd, ſhe wadna let him, For ahis yellow locks. 28 He cheriſh'd her, ſhe bade gae chat him, Counted him not twa clocks; Sae ſhamefully his ſhort gown ſet him, His legs were like twa rocks, 32 Or rungs that day.

Tam Lutter was their minſtrel meet, Good Lord, bow he could lance, He play'd ſae ſhrill and Tang ſae ſweet, While Touſie took a trance ; 36

13. Lincome light.) Stuff made at Lincoln. 26. Murgoon'd him.) Ridicul'd him by a ludicrous manner of aping his gait or actions. 29. Go chat him.) She bade him go hang himſelf. 30. Twa clocks.) Reckoned him not worth a couple of bee- ples. 32. Twa rocks.) Two difaffs. This deſcription of Gilly's love to Willy, and her defpiling Jack, notwithstanding his af- fection to her, is drawn with an admirable comic delicacy. 33. Minſtrel meet.) A muſician fit for them.