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I'll ne'er brew drink to treat daunkards. I'm o'er auld a cut to draw strae before. I'm no sae blind as I'm bleer-ey'd.    I'm nae sae seant o'clean pipes as to blow wi' a burnt cutty. I'm speaking o' hay and you o' horse corn. I'm neither sma' drink thirsty, nor grey bread hungry. I ne'er lo'ed meat that craw'd in my crapin. I wad be seant o'claith to sole my lose wi' dockens. I wadna fother you for your muck. I wadna ea the king my cousin tho' he were my uncle's son. I wadna be deav'd wi' your keekling for a' your eggs. I wadna mak fish o' ane and fish o' anither. I wish you readier meat than a runing hare. If ae sheep loup o'er the dike a' die lave will follow. If and and spoils mony a gude charter. If a man gangs down the brae ilk ane gies him a jundle. If he bind the pock she'll sit down upon't.    If he be nae a souter he's a gude shoe clouter. If I canna keep geese I'll keep guisims. If I canna do't by might I'll do'u by sleight. If it be a faut it's nae ferly--lf it winna sell it winna sour. If stakes be gude to gie they'll be gude to get. If the deil be laird ye'll be tenant.--If ye lu'e me let it kythe. If the diel find you idle he'll set you to wark. If wishes were horses beggars wad ride. If ye hae little gear guide it the better. If ye ea' me seabbed I'll ea' you sca'd.    If ye be angry, claw your wame, and cool in the skin ye het in. If you sell your purse to your wife, gi'e her your breeks to the bargain. If ye had as little money as ye hae manners, ye wad be the poorest man o' your kin. If ye win at whoring ye'll tine at naething. If ye serve the tod ye maun bear up his tail, Ill bairns get ay broken brows.--IIl baims are best heard at hame. Ill beef ne'er made good broe.--Ill doers are ay ill dreaders. Ill counsel will ger a man stick his ain mare.