He could ha' done a-lendèn me his eärm.

An' as vor kissèn o' me, if he did,

I didden ax en to, nor zay he mid:

An' if he kiss'd me dree times, or a dozen,

What harm wer it? Why idden he my cousin?

An' I can't zee, then, what there is amiss

In cousin Jem's jist gi'èn me a kiss.

JOHN.

Well, he shan't kiss ye, then; you shan't be kiss'd

By his girt ugly chops, a lanky houn'!