Then, first and foremost, thro' the kail,
Their stocks[8] maun a' be sought ance: must, once
They steek their een, an' grape an' wale shut, eyes, grope, choose
For muckle anes an' straught anes. big ones, straight
Poor hav'rel Will fell aff the drift, foolish, lost the way
An' wander'd thro' the bow-kail, cabbage
An' pou'd, for want o' better shift, pulled, choice
A runt was like a sow-tail, stalk
Sae bow'd, that night. bent
Then, straught or crooked, yird or nane, earth