As come it will and a’ that,

That roller skates and skating rinks,

May hold their own and a’ that,

For a’ that, and a’ that,

The time will come, and a’ that,

When every man and woman, too,

Shall skate and rink and a’ that.

From Idyls of the Rink. By A. W. Mackenzie. Second Edition. London: Hardwicke & Bogue. 1877.

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A Gladstonite’s Lament.