For he durst ding nane vdir[1023],
For feir,
At Chryst kirk of the grene that day.
THE GABERLUNZIEMAN.[1024]
The pauky[1025] auld carle came ovir the lee,
Wi’ mony good-e’ens and days to mee,
Saying, “Goodwife, for zour courtesie,
Will ze lodge a silly[1026] poor man?”
The night was cauld, the carle was wat,