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15 28. You speak to us as we were boors,

Rude Hottcutots, or savage Moors,

That eouldcould [sic] be led to go with wh-res

Than marry women,

Who don't possess that god of yours,

Or, rather, demon.

29. To marry those we are inclined,

Who have to mental virtues joined

Hearts faithful, complaisant, and kind,

And faces bonnie,

In spite of your low grov'ling mind

And devil—money.

30. No other subjeetsubject [sic] we will start,

But eomecome [sic] to the concluding part,

Where you, with deep design and art,

Have recommended,

Though not religious at the heart,

We should pretend it.

31. To kirk on Sunday we will go,

As long as eonscieneeconscience [sic] dictates so;

But whether we attend or no',

'Tis something odd,

If mankind should have ought to do

'Twixt us and God.

32. So far as our experieneoexperience [sic] eancan [sic],

The laws of God and nature sean;

Virtue, we think, should make the man,

And not professions,

Whether he gets the praise or ban

Of kirks or sessions.

33. If our transactions cverywherceverywhere [sic]

Are unimpeachable and fair,

If none we willingly ensnare,

By word or deed,

What right has any man to earecare [sic]

About our creed?