Old Bridge over the Tay, Perth.
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The Auld Brig
| And wasna yon a sair misfa' In oor ain borough-toun? And wasna yon an angry blaw That brocht the auld brig doun? |
They'll bigg anither ane in time And monie will stap owre; But the new brig winna be the same As the brig that stüde afore. |
It maks a body think awhile On the brucklieness o' bane To see yon mouse-wab hingin hale Ablow the snaggit stane. |
Glossary
| misfa' - misfortune; | blaw - blast; | bigg - build; | monie - many; | brucklieness - brittleness; |
| bane - bone; | mouse-wab - cobweb; | hale - healthy; | ablow - below; | snaggit - puny. |
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