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Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...And secondly his meit he beggis. Ane swyngeour coffe, amangis the wyvis, In landwart dwellis with subteill menis, Exponand thame, auld sanctis lyvis, And sanis thame with deid mennis banis; 20 ANE DESCRIPTIOUN OF PEDDER COFFEIS. 157 Lyk Rome rakaris, with awsterne granis, Speikand curlyk ilk ane till uder Peipand peurly with peteouss granis, Lyk fenyeit Symmye and his bruder. Thir cur Coffeis that sailis ouer sone, And thretty sum abowt ane pak, With bair blew bonattis and hobbeld schone, And beir bonnokkis with thame thay tak; Thay schamed schrewis, God gif thame lak. At none quhen merchantis makis gud cheir, 30 Steilis doun, and lyis behind ane pak. Drinkand bot dreggis and barmy beir. Knaifatica coff misknawis him sell, Quhen he gettis in a furrit goun; Grit Lucifer, maister of hell, Is nocht sa helie as that loun; As he cummis brankand throw the toun. With his keis clynkand on his arme, That calf clovin futtit fleid custroun, Will mary nane bot a burges bairne. 40 Ane dyvour coffe, that wirry hen, Distroyis the honor of our natioun, Takis gudis to frist fra fremit men, And brekis his obligatioun; Quhilk dois the marchandis defamatioun, Thay ar reprevit for that regratour; Thairfoir we gif our declaratioun, To hang and draw that common tratour. 158 ANE DESCRIPTIOUN OF PEDDER COFFEIS. Ane curloreous coffe, that hege skraper, He sittis at hame quhen that thay baik, 50 That pedder brybour, that scheip keipar, He tellis thame ilk ane caik by caik; Syne lokkis thame up, and takis a faik, Betuix his dowblett and his jackett, And eitis thame in the buith, that smaik; God that he mort into ane rakkett! Ane cathedrall coffe, he is ouir riche, And hes na hap his gude to spend, Bot levis lyk ane wareit wreche, And trestis nevir till tak ane end; 60 With falsheid ev...
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