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Domestic Scenes; Or, Sketches of Noted Characters, and of Fortunate and Unfortunate Families, in Different Shires of Scotland
Domestic Scenes Or Sketches of Noted Characters and of Fortunate and Unfortunate Families in Different Shires of Scotland Author:John Smith General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1847 Original Publisher: George Gallie Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can s... more »elect from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: A NEW SONG TO AS OLD TUNE. Let kintra folk brag o' their fields, Their forests, lakes, an' a' that, As muckle joy the city yields To them wha never saw that. For a' that an' a' that, They Pity us for a' that; They think we envy them their lot, An' pride themsel's on a' that. They talk about their waterfa's That croon sae sweet an' a' that, An' birds that stag in birken shaws -- Hech sirs I an unco blaw that, For a' that an' a' that, We've just as guid as a' that; Lift up the pipe -- see there's a stream A splendid waterfa' that. We've birds that stag as well as theirs, (Our cages weel can shaw that) That's uever fashed wi' anxious cares About their meat an' a' that. Wi' a' that an' a' that, We're better far wi' a' that; " A bird in han's worth twa on bush;" An anld an' truthfu' " saw" that. They've bloomin' flowers that scent the air Wi' perfume sweet an' a' that; They think -- puir gowks -- we havena share (As weel as them) o' a' that For a' that an' a' that, We Ha'e our share for a' that; We've boxfu's in our window soles, As braw as theirs for a' that! They've mountains grand that " cleave the sky," We ken, an' credit a' that; But, then, we've buildings just as high, An' steeples abune a' that For a' that an' a' that, Their dizzy peaks an' a' that; Just tak' them up to Tennant's lura An' ask them what they ca' that! Then let us prize a city life -- An' weel we may for a' that -- As num'rous comforts there are rife, The kintra never saw that. We've a' this an' a' that, An' ten times mair than a'...« less