An'  tak  the  road!     .     A  Guid  New-Year  \  8

They'll  step  in  and  tak  a  pint  S.A'the  lads d  Thomie-bank  t

An'  uk'  the  counsel  I  saU  gi'e  thee.      Add.  to  Ilkgit.  Child,

O  wad  ye  tak  a  thought  an'  men* !  Add.  to  the  Dal,  21,

May  guardian  angels  tak  a  spell,

An'  steer  you  seven  miles  south  o'  hell ;  Auld  comrade  t

I'U  tak  what  Heav'n  will  sen'  me,  O  :     .S.  Behind  yon  hiUs  t

*  I  red  ye  weel,  tak  care  o'  skaith.  Death  and  Dr.  Hornbook*  g.
We'll  ease  our  shanks  an'  tak  a  seat,      ...         lb.  it,

*  Kirkyards  will  soon  be  till'd  eneugh,

Tak  ye  nae  fear:      ....         lb,  24.
'  This  night  I'm  free  to  uk  my  aith,       ...        lb.  ^S'

Thou  beardless  boy,  I  pray  tak'  can,     .      El  on  Veetr  rf88.
'J'ak  thou  the  Carlin's  carcase  aff,
Thou'se  get  the  saul  o'  boot.     E^g,  on  Hen^cked  Squire,


Tak  this  excuse  for  nae  epistle.  •    Ep.  to  H.  Parker.
A  man  may  tak  a  neebor's  part,
Yet  hae  nae  cash  to  spare  him.        Ep.  to  Young  Friend.  4.
S]rne  we'll  sit  down  an'  tak  our  whitter,

Ep,  to  J,  Z— *,  Ap.  1st,  tg.
tak  that,  ye  lea'e  them  naething  To  ken  them  by,

Ep,toJ.R.,4,

Taks  up  its  last  abode ;   .       •       .       Epit.  on  Holy  Willie,

Deil  tak  Kate
An'  she  be  na  noddin  too!    .     S,  Gudeen  to  you  Kimmer\

She  thro'  the  yard  the  nearest  taks,         .  Halloween,  it.
The  graip  he  for  a  harrow  taks,      ....         lb.  i8.
He  taks  a  swirlie,  auld  moss-oak.
For  some  black,  grousome  Carlin ;       .       .       .        lb.  23,

They  tell  me.  Sir,  'twould  be  a  sin.
