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Allan Ramsay ance anither applied auld bairns baith bane bawbee Better blaw bonny canna cauld craw deil deil's dinna doesna drink drouth e'en fair folk's fool frae gane gang gear gude hame hand hang haud head heart Heart of Midlothian himsel horse ilka ither Jamieson kail keep Kelly kirk Kythe laird maidens maister maks man's married maun meat midden Midlothian mony muckle nae mair naething nane never Old Mortality onything ower penny person poor proverb purse Ronan's scarts shouldna siller soon sorrow speak Spoken sune There's nae thing tine tint tongue toom wame wark warld waur weel wife winna wise Ye breed Ye hae ye maun ye'll Ye'll ne'er Ye're yoursel
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