Lines To A Gentleman,
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lio a gentleman, who had sent the poet a neer, and offered to ti free of expense. kind sir, i've read your paper through, and faith, to me, 'twas really new! how guessed ye, sir, what maist i wanted? this mony a day i've grain'd and gaunted, to ken what french mischief was brewin; or what the drumlie dutch were doin; that vile doup-skelper, emperor joseph, if venus yet had got his nose off; or how the collieshangie works atween the russians and the turks, or if the swede, before he halt, would play anither charles the twa< if denmark, any body spak o't; or poland, wha had now the tack o't: how cut-throat prussian blades were hingin; how libbet italy was singin; if spaniard, puese, or swiss, were sayin' or takin' aught amiss; or how our merry lads at hame, in britain's court kept up the game; how royal gee, the lord leuk o'er him! was managing st. stephen's quorum; if sleekit chatham will was livin, laikit charlie got his nieve in; how daddie burke the plea was cookin, if warren hasting's neck was yeukin; how cesses, stents, and fees were rax'd. or if bare arses yet were tax'd; the news o' princes, dukes, and earls, pimps, sharpers, bawds, and irls; if that daft buckie, geordie wales, was threshing still at hizzies' tails; or if he was grown oughtlins douser, and no a perfect kintra cooser: a' this and mair i never heard of; and, but for you, i might despair'd of. so, gratefu', back your news i send you, and pray a' gude things may attend you. ellisland, monday m, 1790.