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I'm o'er auld cat to draw a strae before. 345 I'm no every man's dog that whistles on me. I'm no obliged 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 liked a dry bargain. 350 I never loo'd meat that craw'd in my crapie. I think mair of your kindness than it is a' worth. I wadna fether you for your muck. I wadna ca' the king my cousin. 355 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 meikle good o't as dogs get of grass. If any spier at ye, ye may say I watna. 360 If and and spills mony a good charter. If e'er I see his cart tumbling Ise gied a put. If he make a good pudding l'se eat the prick. If I canna keep geese I'se keep gaislings. If I canna do't by might I'se do by slight. 365 If I live anither year I'll ca this year fern year. If it can be nae better its well its nae warse. If it serve me to wear, it may gain you to look. If it winna sell it winna sour. If stralis be good to gie they'll be good to get. 370. If 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 best heard at hame. Ill beef never made good broo. 375 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 beneath cauld ice. Ill hearing makes wrong rehearsing. 380 III laying up makes mony thieves. Ill news are aft o'er true. Ill payers are good cravers.