Love blinks, Wit slaps, and social Mirth
Forgets there's Care upo' the earth.
That merry day the year begins
They bar the door on frosty win's;
The nappy reeks wi' mantling ream ale, foam
And sheds a heart-inspiring steam;
The luntin' pipe and sneeshin'-mill smoking, snuff-box
Are handed round wi' right gude-will;
The canty auld folk crackin' crouse, cheerful, talking brightly
The young anes ranting through the house—