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Tf it winna sell it winna sour If the deil be laird ye’ll be tenant If wishes were horses beggars wad ride If ye hae little gear guide it the better If ye sell your purse to your wife gei her your

breeks to the bargain If ye win at whoring ye’ll tine at naethjng I'll bairns get broken pows Ill bairns are best heard at hame Ill doers are ay ill dreaders II ***t’ng het water frae aneath cauld ice Ill *****msk fat foxes Ill heal ing maks w atg rehearsing Ill news are aft o'er true Ill payers are ay good creavers Ill won gear winna ***rith the third heir It cam' wi' the wind let it g«e wi' the water It's an ill cause that the lawyers think shame o It's an ill pack that’s no worth the custom It's a mean mouse that has but ae hole It's a nasty bird files its ain nest It’s stinking praise comes out o’ anes ain

mouth It’s a sin to lie on the deil It's a shame to eat the cow and worry on the

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