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In 1786 he could find readers for his The Cotter's Saturday Night; and ten years later he proclaimed thoughts which would have been laughed to scorn early in the century: "Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head and a' that? The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! * The rank is but the guinea stamp; The man's the gowd for a' that."

I hae had mair gowd offered me within this twa or three weeks than I ever saw in my life afore.

She put one hand on Henry Gregg's sleeve. "You do not know! You do not! Promise me you will go." The tears sprang suddenly to her English blue eyes. "Promise me! Promise me!" "Henry!" cried Mamma Gregg, very grey-faced. "Promise, Henry!" "I promise," said Henry Gregg, and he turned away. Mary Gowd sank back in her seat and shut her eyes for a moment.

"True! true!" said the laird, a hopeful gleam beginning to break upon his darkness. "We'll, ye see, laird," Grizzie went on, "I'm no sic a born idiot as think ye wad set the possession o' sic a playock again the yoong laird's edication; sae ye maun hae some rizzon for no meltin' 't doon seem' siller maun aye be worth siller, an' gowd, gien there be eneuch o' 't.

"I shall ask ye to meet me before ye dare," said the stranger; and leaving the coin upon the table as he left the house, "the gowd," added he, "will buy a gown and a bodice for the bosom of bonny Janet." "I insist, sir, that you tak back the siller," cried Andrew. "Dearsake, Andrew," said old Nancy, "he's no offering it to you! It's no you that has ony richt to refuse it."

He looked as grave as a judge, did Abe, but then I noticed that he were donned i' his blue overalls, same as if he'd just coom frae his wark. So I said to him: 'Heaven, is it? I can't see mich o' heaven about thee, Abe. Wheer's thy harp an' crown o' gowd? "'Harp an' crown o' gowd, said Abe, an' he started laughin'. 'Who is thou takkin' me for? I'm noan King David.

'And lang, lang may the maidens sit Wi' there gowd kaims i' the hair, A' waitin' for their ain dear luves, For them they'll see nae mair. I did a bit of sobbing here that would have been a credit to Sarah Siddons. "Splendid!

I'll ne'er fash mysell, nor lose my liking for sae feckless a matter as a nine days' clash. My honest father the deacon had a byword, Brent brow and lily skin, A loving heart, and a leal within, Is better than gowd or gentle kin. Besides," as he always concluded, "Mattie was nae ordinary lassock-quean; she was akin to the Laird o' Limmerfield."

And creamed chicken, and English hothouse tomatoes, and fresh peaches and little hot rolls, and coffee that isn't licorice and ink, and and " Tina's dangling earrings disappeared in her shoulders. Her outspread palms were eloquent. "Crazy, these English!" said the shoulders and palms. "Mad!" Mary Gowd threw her hat on the bed, pushed aside a screen and busied herself with a little alcohol stove.

Ye ken, Jenny, Halliday aye threeps he had a promise frae yoursell." "Halliday's a liar, and ye're naething but a gomeril to hearken till him, Cuddie. And then for this leddy's choice, lack-a-day! ye may be sure a' the gowd Mr. Morton has is on the outside o' his coat; and how can he keep Leddy Margaret and the young leddy?" "Isna there Milnwood?" said Cuddie.