Hoo, subject ? nae subject ava ; he just blether'd aboot his lasses, or maybe aboot a dram ; mony a dram we had thegither. You could never ken what he wad be at, but him an' me were unco great for a Life Studies of Character - Page 22by John Kelso Hunter - 1870 - 302 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Ingram (F. S. A., Scot.) - 1893 - 164 pages
...of subjects did he incline to crack about?" "Hoo, subject? nae subject ava; he just blather'd about his lasses, or maybe aboot a dram, mony a dram we...be at, but him an" me were unco great for a' that." No doubt John was a fair type of many of the people who knew Burns, but who did not know what he meant.... | |
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