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 sung without a tongue and its notes are understood by people of all nations

A. It is a fart, which every body knows to be but wind.

Q. What is the reason that young people are vain, giddy-headed and airy, and not so humble as in former times?

A. Because they are brought up and educated after a more haughty strain, by reading fables, plays and romances, gospel books, such as the psalm book, proverbs and catechisms are like old almanacks: Nothing is now in vogue, but fiddle, flute, Tory and Babylonish tunes; our plain English speech corrupted with beauish cants, don't, won't, nen, and ken, a jargon worse than the Yorkshire dialect.

Q. Why is swearing become o common amongst the Scots people?

A Because so many lofty teachers come from the south among us, where swearing is practised in its true grammatical perfection, hot oaths, new struck off, with as bright a lustre as a new quarter guinea.

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