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 I'm o'er auld a cat to draw a strae before.

I’m no every man’s dog that whistles on me.

I'm no oblig'd to summer and winter it to you.

I might bring a better speaker frae hame than you.

I may come to break an egg in your pouch.

I never lik'd a dry bargain.

I never loo’d boat gates, quoth the wife when she

harl’d her man o er the ingle.

I never loo’d meat that craw'd in my crapie.

I think mair of your kindness than it is a’ worth!

I wad na fother you for your muck.

I wadna ca’ the king my cousin.

I wad rather see't than hear tell o t.

I winna make fish of ane and flesh of anither.

I wish you readier meat than a running hare.

I wish you as muckle good o’t as dogs get of grass.

If any spear at ye, ye may say ye watna.

If and and spills mony a good charter.

If e’er I find his cart tumbling I a put.

If he make ever a good pudding cat the prick.

If I canna kep geese I'll kep gaislins.

If I canna do't by might I'll do‘t by flight.

If I live anither year, I'll ca this year fernyear.

If it can be nae better, it is well it is nae warse.

If it serve me to wear, it may gain you to look to.

If it winna fell it winna fower.

If straiks be good to gie, they'll be good to get.

It ye brew well ye'll drink the better.

If ye do wrang make amends.

If ye serve the tod ye maun bear up his tail.

Ill bairns are bed heard at hame.

Ill beef never made a good broo.

Ill comes upon war's back.

Ill counsel will gar a man stick his ain mare.

Ill doers are ay ill dreaders.

Ill getting het water frae 'neath cauld ice.

Ill hearing makes wrang rehearsing.

Ill laying up makes mony thieves.

Ill news are aft o'er true.

Ill payers are ay good cravers.