Gif ance the peasant taste a bit,
He’s greater than a lord man.
King Louis thought to cut it down
When it was unco sma’ man;
For this the watchman cracked his crown,
Cut aff his head an’ a’ man.
Even these words are not strong enough to express his love for natural liberty and his distrust of those forms and institutions which over and over again have crushed the priceless gem they pretend to protect.
A fig for those by law protected!
Liberty’s a glorious feast!
Courts for cowards were erected,