adedication togavinhamion,esq. expectna,sir,inthisnarration, afleechin,fleth'rindedication, torooseyouup,an'ca'youguid, an'sprungo'greatan'noblebluid, becauseye'resurnam'dlikehisgrace— perhapsrelatedtotherace: then,wheni'mtir'd—andsaeareye, wi'monyafulsome,sinfu'lie, setupafacehowistopshort, forfearyourmodestybehurt. thismaydo—maundo,sir,wi'themwha maunpleasethegreatfolkforawamefou forme!saelaighineednabow, for,lordbethankit,icanplough andwhenidownayokeanaig, then,lordbethankit,icanbeg saeishallsay—an'that'snaeflatt'rin— it'sjustsicpoetan'sicpatron. thepoet,someguidangelhelphim, orelse,ifear,someillaneskelphim! hemaydoweelfora'he'sdoneyet, butonly—he'snojustbegunyet. thepatron(sir,yemaunforgieme iwinnalie,comewhatwillo'me), onev'ryhanditwillallow'dbe, he'sjust—naebetterthanheshouldbe. ireadilyandfreelygrant, hedownaseeapoormanwant what'snohisain,hewinnatakit whatancehesays,hewinnabreakit oughthecanlendhe'llnorefus't, tillafthisguidnessisabus'd andrascalswhilesthatdohimwrang, ev'nthat,hedoesnaminditlang asmaster,landlord,husband,father, hedoesnafailhispartineither. butthen,naethankstohimfora'that naegodlysymptomyecanca'that it'snaethingbutamilderfeature ofourpoor,sinfu'corruptnature: ye'llgetthebesto'moralworks, 'mangblackgentoos,andpaganturks, orhunterswildonponotaxi, whaneverheardoforthodoxy. thathe'sthepoorman'sfriendinneed, thegentlemaninwordanddeed, it'snothro'terrorofdamnation it'sjustacarnalinclination. morality,thoudeadlybane, thytenso'thousandsthouhastslain! vainishishope,whasestayan'trustis inmoralmercy,truth,andjustice! no—stretchapointtocatchaplack: abuseabrothertohisback steahroughthewinnockfraeawhore, butpointtherakethattaksthedoor betothepoorlikeonywhunstane, andhaudtheirnosestothegrunstane plyev'ryarto'legahieving nomatter—sticktosoundbelieving. learnthree-milepray'rs,an'half-milegraces, wi'weel-spreadlooves,an'lang,wryfaces gruntupasolemn,lengthen'dgroan, anddamna'partiesbutyourown i'llwarranttheyye'renaedeceiver, asteady,sturdy,staunchbeliever. oyewhaleavethespringso'calvin, forgumliedubsofyouraindelvin! yesonsofheresyanderror, ye'llsomedaysqueelinquakingterror, whenvengeancedrawstheswordinwrath. andinthefirethrowsthesheath whenruin,withhissweepingbesom, justfretstillheav'ncommissiongieshim whileo'ertheharppalemiserymoans, andstrikestheever-deep'ningtones, stillloudershrieks,andheaviergroans! yourpardon,sir,forthisdigression: imaistforgatmydedication butwhendivinitycomes'crossme, myreadersstillaresuretoloseme. so,sir,yousee'twasnaedaftvapour butimaturelythoughtitproper, whena'myworksididreview, todedicatethem,sir,toyou: because(yeneednatakitill), ithoughtthemsomethinglikeyoursel'. thenpatronizethemwi'yourfavor, andyourpetitionershallever— ihadamaistsaid,everpray, butthat'sawordineednasay forprayin,ihaelittleskillo't, i'mbaithdead-sweer,an'wretchedillo't buti'serepeateachpoorman'spray'r, thatkensorhearsaboutyou,sir— “mayne'ermisfortune'sgowlingbark, howhro'thedwellingo'theclerk! mayne'erhisgenrous,honestheart, forthatsamegen'rousspiritsmart! maykennedy'sfar-honour'dname langbeethishymenealflame, tillhamions,atleastadizzen, arefraetheirnuptiallaboursrisen: fivebonielassesroundtheirtable, andsev'nbrawfellows,stoutan'able, toservetheirkingan'countryweel, byword,orpen,orpointedsteel! mayheahandpeace,withmutualrays, shineontheev'ningo'hisdays tillhiswee,curliejohn'sier-oe, whenebbinglifenaemairshallflow, thelast,sad,mournfulritesbestow!” iwillnotwindalangconclusion, withcomplimentaryeffusion but,whilstyourwishesandendeavours areblestwithfortune'ssmilesandfavours, iam,dearsir,withzealmostfervent, yourmuchindebted,humbleservant. butif(whichpow'rsaboveprevent) thatiron-heartedcarl,want, attended,inhisgrimadvances, bysadmistakes,andblackmischances, whilehopes,andjoys,andpleasuresflyhim, makeyouaspooradogasiam, yourhumbleservantthennomore forwhowouldhumblyservethepoor? but,byapoorman'shopesinheav'n! whilerecollection'spow'risgiv'n— if,inthevaleofhumblelife, thevictimsadoffortune'sstrife, i,thro'thetender-gushingtear, shouldrecognisemymasterdear iffriendless,low,wemeettogether, then,sir,yourhand—myfriendandbrother!