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the holy fair 注释标题 “holy fair” is a common phrase in the west of scotland for a sacramental occasion.—r. b.
a robe of seeming truth and trust
hid crafty observation;
and secret hung, with poison'd crust,
the dirk of defamation:
a mask that like the gorget show'd,
dye-varying on the pigeon;
and for a mantle large and broad,
he wrapt him in religion.
hypocrisy a-la-mode
upon a simmer sunday morn
when nature's face is fair,
i walked forth to view the corn,
an' snuff the caller air.
the rising sun owre galston muirs
wi' glorious light was glintin;
the hares were hirplin down the furrs,
the lav'rocks they were chantin
fu' sweet that day.
as lightsomely i glowr'd abroad,
to see a scene sae gay,
three hizzies, early at the road,
cam skelpin up the way.
twa had manteeles o' dolefu' black,
but ane wi' lyart lining;
the third, that gaed a wee a-back,
was in the fashion shining
fu' gay that day.
the twa appear'd like sisters twin,
in feature, form, an' claes;
their visage wither'd, lang an' thin,
an' sour as only slaes:
the third cam up, hap-stap-an'-lowp,
as light as ony lambie,
an' wi'a curchie low did stoop,
as soon as e'er she saw me,
fu' kind that day.
wi' bonnet aff, h i, “sweet lass,
i think ye seem to ken me;
i'm sure i've seen that bonie face
but yet i canna name ye.”
quo' she, an' laughin as she spak,
an' taks me by the han's,
“ye, for my sake, hae gien the feck
of a' the ten comman's
a screed some day.”
“my name is fun—your cronie dear,
the nearest friend ye hae;
an' this is superstitution here,
an' that's hypocrisy.
i'm gaun to mau