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8 He brings a staff to break his ain head He comes aftener with the rake than the shoo! He complains early that complains of his kail He cares na whase bairn greet if his laugh He can say Jo and think it no He can hide his meat and seek mair He can see an inch before his nose He does na aye ride when he saddles his horse He fells twa dogs wi' ae stane He gat his kail in a riven dish He has got the boot and the better beast He has meikle prayer but little devotion He has come to good by misguiding He has an eye in his neck He has gotten a bite of his ain bridle He has the best end of the string He has't of kind he cooft it not He has feather'd his nest, he may flee when he likes He has cowped the mickle dish into the little He has gotten the whip hand of him He has licket the butter aff my bread He has a crap for a' corn He kens na a B by a bull's fit He kens whilk side his cake is buttered on He'll not let grass grow at his heels He'll tell't to nae mair than he meets He'll make an ill rinner that canna gang He'll wag as the bush wags He may well swim that has his head hadden up He maun be soon up that cheats the tod He made a moon-light flitting He may find fault that canna mend He may laugh that wins a' He rides sicker that never fa's He's a fool that forgets himself He's gane to the dog drave He's born deaf on that side of the head He's auld, and cauld, and ill to lie beside